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THE SECOND LETTERS 
FROM ROY 



BY 



LEON H. STEVENS 



FURTHER PROGRESS IN THE MESSAGES FROM THE 
LIFE BEYOND, AS COMING FROM 

LEROY S. STEVENS, 

WHO, SINCE HIS PASSING, HAS GIVEN US 

THE PREVIOUS BOOK, CALLED 

"LETTERS FROM ROY" 




BOSTON 






Copyright i gi 8 by 
The Christopher Publishing House 



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NOV 29 1918 f 



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BY WAY OF EXPLANATION. 

It is with a great deal of pleasure that 
we place before you this, the continua- 
tion of our first work, our first endeavor 
to help in the wonderful work of forever 
eliminating the fear of death. 

It is also with much pleasure that I 
take a mental review of both this book 
and the first; and for this reason — it is 
very evident that the messages of the 
second volume have shown a natural 
and much-to-be-desired progress. 

We have not failed to include some of 
the lighter material, for to omit it would 
be to remove a necessary family touch, 
or atmosphere. This would be a grave 
mistake, because it is our earnest desire 
to show the true situation, in as com- 
plete and concise a form as possible, and 
it would seem to us that a most valuable 
and comforting touch were missing, 
should all of the material which is used 
be of a serious, or weighty, nature. 

On the other hand, the more serious 
messages will be found in greater num- 
ber than in the first book. 

Knowing Roy as we do, this is to us 



BY WAY OF EXPLANATION 

an added satisfaction, for many reasons; 
the most important of which is to real- 
ize that he is in a life unlimited in its 
scope, giving him an opportunity to 
show what is really in him, without phy- 
sical handicap. 

He was extremely ambitious. This is 
often spoken of by mother, who says 
that some of his ambitions, as confided 
to her from time to time, were almost 
startling in their height. 

Of course, he still has his fund of 
good humor, as will be noticed on many 
occasions, and I imagine that he and our 
sister must be a hard combination to 
beat, once they get started! 

Roy was always quick-witted, some- 
times unconsciously bringing out a 
point with unexpected results. I shall 
never forget the time when he was a 
youngster, about four or five years old. 
I, as older brothers sometimes do, had 
teased him in some way, and quick as a 
flash, in a half-petulant tone he cried, 
"I wish I was a door. I'd jam your 
finger!" 



FOREWORD 

It may be noticed that Roy, in this 
present work, has from time to time 
answered questions which may have 
arisen, or might some time arise, in 
connection with our work, the reasons 
why this particular method of commu- 
nication (The Ouija board) was chosen, 
etc. 

We feel that this is an important item 
for consideration, because it tends to 
clear up any misunderstandings. It 
tends to show his readers that he is do- 
ing his work in a thorough manner, try- 
ing to cover all necessary points to 
insure a more complete success of his 
efforts, of which the most important is 
that mentioned in the opening para- 
graph of this introduction. 

Ruth, as may be noticed in one par- 
ticular message near the end of the 
book, also wishes to show that under- 
neath all her sunshine and happiness, 
lies an intense desire, coming from a 
soul beautiful in its purity and love, to 
help people to a better spiritual under- 
standing, and preparation for the next 
life. 



FOREWORD 

I need not quote her, but simply refer 
to her message of January 15th, 1918, 
when she seemed anxious to add her bit 
of comforting material to Roy's book. 

It is not to be wondered at, therefore, 
that we are happy in our work, happy in 
the knowledge that so many on the 
other side are showing us the way. 

For, while the book is principally 
from Roy and Ruth, it must be remem- 
bered that there are doubtless many, 
many others helping, and for this help 
I want to take this opportunity to thank 
them, one and all, and of doing so in a 
way which I hope is pleasing to them. 

So, as you read, do so thoughtfully; 
read between the lines, because in so 
doing one can secure far more insight 
into the work. Try to feel that abso- 
lute naturalness is what is wanted. 
Naturalness, simplicity, and faith. 
These three can help so much in this 
old world of ours. 

As you read, let your thoughts also 
include those of your own families, who 
want so much to help you in your daily 
lives. Think of them and with them, 
and in so doing, bring yourselves into 
closer communion with them, and with 
the beautiful spiritual realm. 



The Second Letters 
From Roy 

"Cast thy bread upon the waters, for 
thou shalt find it after many days." 

This is the first that was given us on 
March 22nd, 1917, and, at the opening 
of the messages of this volume, it is sig- 
nificant in its connection with the first 
book. 

While I do not intend to weary my 
readers with but very little material 
which is of a personal nature, and then 
only as it has a particular purpose in 
the work, the next message of impor- 
tance is surely personal, but, on account 
of the sound advice which it contains, 
it will be placed in the record, of course 
omitting names. 

The man who gives the advice, 
through Roy, is known in Taunton and 
Brockton, Mass., and I feel confident 
that the very nature of his language, or 
phraseology, will enable some to recog- 
nize him. The man to whom the advice 
is given is well known to us. 



10 SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 

March 24th. "Tell that 



is going to give him some advice 

that he would have been glad to get 
when he was a young man. Keep the 
chip in your pocket if you have to carry 
one, but don't carry it on your shoulder! 
If you do, you will find plenty to knock 
it off. He says he was eternally kick- 
ing, and finally kicked himself out of 
that life. 

"He says if Roy had been with me 
when I was so sick he would have tried 
to smooth out the hurts, and I might 
have gone easier. He says he always 
had a kick when he met Roy, and won- 
dered why Roy had anything to say to 

him. Not that is so bad, but if 

you want anything to come your way 
you must listen to the other fellow some- 
times, and if you want a better job just 
look for the good points in that one, and 
shut your eyes and ears to the other 
man's faults, and see if you cannot find 
something good about him; and say, 
boy, you will feel a good sight happier." 

March 25th. " 'Let your conversa- 
tion be yea and nay, for whatsoever is 
more than these cometh of evil. ' Sara 1 1 . 
(It may be remembered that Sarah is 



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the Quaker teacher, mentioned in the 
former record.) 

" You got me today. The kid got the 
beach." 

He meant that mother had received 
his impression regarding a friend of 
hers who was stopping at a certain 
beach, and that I had received the beach 
impression, while at the supper table. 

You will note his name for me. It is 
a very common occurrence for him to 
use it through the board, it being simply 
a continuation of his habit while in the 
earth life; but I have previously hesi- 
tated to mention it. Now I am so cer- 
tain that it will help some to realize the 
close connection between the two 
worlds, or lives, that, while it is hardly 
formal, it must have a place in the 
record! 

I planned to attend a service at the 
Friends' Church in Eoxbury that even- 
ing, being anxious to hear the Pastor's 
talk on the War. This church is very 
near the place where we lived when Roy 
was between nine and thirteen years of 
age. 

" Going around my old stamping 
grounds tonight. About this time of 
the year I lost the coat in Townsend's 



12 SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 

field. (An incident which had entirely 
slipped our minds, until he recalled it.) 
I guess not! When we have it all 
planned." Something had occurred 
which led me to think that my plans for 
the evening would be changed. 

The next is from our sister, Euth. 

" Hello. May we go with you, if we 
will be quiet ?" 

I wish to use, from time to time, some 
of the messages she gives us, in order to 
show something of her nature, and why 
she was first called ' ' Sunbeam. ' ' There 
is surely a reason! 

The message on March 26th is also 
from her, and is beautiful in its mean- 
ing. She must have been in touch with 
many of those of the spirit world who 
were present during the service; and it 
will also be noticed that another little 
trick of hers is to imitate people, as may 
be remembered in one or two instances 
in the first book. 

March 26th. "How do you do this 
finest evening? Did not we have a 
great time last evening with the little 
ladies in gray? And isn't it nice to 
hear them say, ' Bless you, my sister. 
Art thou well?' And another will say, 



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' Yea, always well, because health 
comes from God.' " 

March 27th. "Earl says he wishes 
his mother could hear that. ' ' (A song.) 
Q. Is he here tonights Ans. "Yes. 
Going back when we get through with 
this." To his home in Taunton, 
probably. 

The next is from Euth. "Hello. 
There is company with Eoy tonight, so 
I'll be very cautious!" 

(Then Eoy.) "Just listen to her! 
She thinks Earl is fine because he loves 
his mother so well. Play something for 
him before he goes, dad. Marches, 
same as I like. Don't play anything 
sad." 

This boy is the one mentioned in 
February, 1917, and who passed on very 
suddenly. Eoy has been able to help 
him a great deal, we find, and we our- 
selves, with their assistance, have been 
able to help his mother. 

March 28th. ' ' . Ministers 

situated as he is will be glad to get my 
book." (He refers to a pastor from 
whose family a boy had within a short 
time passed over.) 

March 29th. This was the anniver- 
sary of the evening on which Eoy was 



14 SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 

taken sick. "You are beginning on a 
new era. Say, ma, how does dad know 
what I had for supper? (In answer to 
a remark.) You would not know." 
This was in answer to a question as to 
what it was. 

March 30th. The anniversary of the 
night on which he passed to the larger 
life. "The Almighty Power of Spirit 
has put all our affairs in Divine order. 
I am glad this is 1917 instead of 1916. 
We have all learned something since. 
You are getting onto our ways of reck- 
oning time." I cannot describe this 
sensation clearly on paper, and must 
leave it for each one to discover for him- 
self. 

March 31st. "May 17th. (Please do 
not forget this date, when reading 
through the record.) A good many in 
Taunton know about our wireless. 
Can't keep it dark. Ma was told that 
long ago." 

AprS 1st. "Much doing with us, as 
I told you there would be. I told 
you more were going. More almost 

every day. was needed over here 

more than you were, you see. (After a 
few personal messages he paused, and 
apparently had left the board.) Some- 



SECOND LETTERS FROM BOY 15 

one going now." " Hello. Roy has 
gone a little while. (Ruth.) Will be 
back for Church. He was happy when 
he went." 

Her explanation shows that Roy had 
left us, after saying that someone was 
passing out of this fife. He apparently 
had gone to be present during the 
change, and was pleased because he 
would be able to greet them. 

April 2nd. "H is so tired he 

doesn't realize yet. Probably thinks 
he is dreaming. His brother thinks 
their loss is the worst there ever was. 
Mrs. Conant is very much brighter to- 
day. She says she must find what you 
have got. You ought to see Earl. (Her 
boy, who passed over in February.) 
She feels him with her tonight. Will 
hear good news this week, I think." 

April 5th. "We are going some 
nowadays. I know a lot more than I 
did a year ago, and I think you do. 

H is very much taken with this 

life. He can still be doing things. 
Not at all as he had been told." 

April 10th. " ' Every day is a fresh 
beginning. All the past things are 
past and over. Prayers are done and 



16 SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 

tears are shed. Yesterday's errors let 
yesterday cover.' " 

April 15th. Some question was 
asked relating to the war. " You know 
I told you to wait. Well, they are fix- 
ing the Kaiser, and the others are 
scared blue, although they feel that 
they must fight, and that is all they 
know. Out of it all will come 
democracy." 

April 17th. Father had gone to a 
circle, and after some personal messages 
Roy said, "I went, too, and I am going 
back. If I cannot make her tell him 
about us I shall think I am no good at 
making impressions on ladies!" 

I may mention in passing that this 
medium did tell father about Roy, that 
night, and gave him a beautiful mes- 
sage, relating to the fact that Roy was 
simply lent to us for a time, and that his 
life but touched this physical world 
very lightly, for the reason that he was 
so very spiritual. It is surely very 
true. 

April 18th. During the sitting we 
were speaking of a certain man, and 
whether or not he was familiar with the 
fundamentals of Spiritualism. "He 
has heard of such things before, but 



SECOND LETTEES FROM ROY 17 

never gave it a thought. Had too much 
on his mind. You find more that way 
than any other. Don 't stop to think un- 
less they have to." 

April 19th. " Little boy drowned to- 
day. (Upon reading the next morn- 
ing's paper we discovered that the case 
referred to happened in Milton, near 
Mattapan, Mass., our home.) 

"Everyone has a band, unless they 
are too bad, and then they are watched 
closely from a distance, unless there are 
others of the same kind, associated with 
them, who have previously passed over 
here, and then they are guarded. 
(Speaking about people in this life be- 
ing guided, and each one having many 
helpers.) 

"People in your life can have all the 
help they ask for, but they cannot have 
it to hurt or cheat anyone else." 

April 21st. "Things are delayed be- 
cause of minds in a turmoil. You could 
not stand being around as you used to, 
ma. People are so foolishly stirred up. 
(Here he named a boy whom I know, 
and who had fallen out of a tree, on 
April 19th, while putting out a flag. I 
asked Roy if the boy were badly hurt.) 
He is pretty bad some ways. I did not 



18 SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 

go that way, or didn't drown. Can't 
you see how favored you are?" 

April 22nd. "Aunt Nellie says, 
' Carrie, all's for the best, if a man would 
but know it; Providence tenderly gov- 
erns the rest, and the frail bark of his 
creature, is guiding wisely and warily, 
all for the best.' 'Let your light so 
shine before men. ' 

(I spoke of a sermon heard that morn- 
ing, in a certain Episcopal Church, the 
tendency of which was to border very 
closely on the connection of the two 
worlds, and which pleased me very 
much.) 

" That's what we want, and more. 
Good for a starter." 

April 24th. "You will be surprised 
when you hear from Euss." 

An explanation is in order. We had 
previously written to the man men- 
tioned to ask his advice concerning the 
publication of Roy's book, which was 
at that time somewhat undecided. As 
I write this, it is the twenty-seventh of 
August, 1917, and no word had been re- 
ceived from him as yet. We could not 
understand it. 

Yesterday, August 26th, father was 
at the Lake Pleasant Camp Meeting, 



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and, through a very singular chain of 
circumstances was led around to a cer- 
tain house. He was extremely sur- 
prised to find the man above mentioned 
there, said he had not received either 
of our two letters, was much pleased to 
know of the work, and, being connected 
with a paper, wished to review the book 
for it! 

Another indication of the fact that 
with the dropping of the physical body 
the spiritual eyesight becomes much 
clearer! 

April 25th. " There will be many 
changes in 7. You would be surprised 
could you know some of them." 

April 26th. "H. Y. is very much 
interested." Here he named a man 
who was reading our manuscript, to 
pass judgment upon it. 

April 28th. "The book needs to go 

where I have been. W W says 

they are going to have a big time on the 
Green, Sunday. We will be there. (I 
asked him if he would not like to 'Bowl 
a string,' as we had done many times 
while he was here.) Ha, Ha! You 
think I don't have any fun that way. 
Well, now, you watch Roy and I some 
time. Roy could not do it while there. 



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Lack of physical strength. You ought 
to see him now." 

For fear that some might miscon- 
strue the meaning of the foregoing, per- 
haps I had best explain that Mr. Waite 
meant that now Roy was not handi- 
capped by his sickly physical body, but 
was free to enjoy what he liked. So 
far as the bowling is concerned, it 
should be understood that of course his 
enjoyment did not consist of the exer- 
cise personally, but that it lay in his 
ability to associate himself spiritually 
with those whom he liked, who were 
playing the game. 

It is taken for granted that the ma- 
jority will so understand it, but the 
explanation is given to prevent any pos- 
sible chance that his message be mis- 
construed. 

April 29th. " Abide with Me" was 
played on the Victrola. "We are go- 
ing to use that same hymn twice more 

that we know of. Tell J that I 

have not gone away at all. Tell her 
that this is life; that death is only birth 
into real life ' ' 

Later— "i" Love to Tell the Story" 
was played. "That's what the birds 
do. You will hear good tidings soon. 



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There is something doing in our circles 
all the time. Does not get monotonous, 
like your life. You would be surprised 
to know some of the people who are 
looking into the Spirit life." 

May 1st. " Write to Mrs. ., and 

tell her what she wants to know. That 
Earl and I are together a good deal, and 
that we had work to do that no one else 
could do. That we had accomplished 
all that we could in that life, and that 
we are trying to do our work here, al- 
though handicapped by human beings, 
who eventually will understand, and 
are beginning to understand now. " 

May 3rd. "Oh, say! Wait till ma 
wakes up here. We expect a lot of fun 
and questions/ ' 

May 5th. We spoke of Taunton. ' ' I 
can go down there as quick as I used to 
go to the Green, and stop on the way, 
too ! Some talking down there. You Ve 
put most everyone on. What you 

haven't done, the 's and 's 

have. Some are willing to believe it, 
and some say, i Their heads are turned.' 
But then, you would not care what those 
people thought! 

" and , and numerous other 

ones expected it. Mr. Howard said, 



22 SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 

'Well, if anyone ever did talk with their 
friends, they will. ' Something stewing 
down that way! You'll hear about it 
soon. Being stirred up. Eeady to 

cook! Wait till gets it. What if 

I send you to see him? Say, he'd be 
crazy if he saw my book. (Shall I go 
to see him ?) Wait. I 'm fixing things. ' ' 

May 6th. After Roy had finished, 
Ruth came on. 

"Hello. I've been out to see some 
fine girls, who think they have lost their 
mother. (Do you have to help people 
now?) Oh, I have to do my work. I 
do not play every hour!" 

May 7th. 6 ' William Brown likes Mr. 

T very much. You tell him for me 

that I send love to him, and that things 
are dawning bright for him. Tell him 
there were some fine spirits there Sun- 
day who never met him in your life, but 
were much pleased to call on him, and 
will call again when he wants them to." 

This man had read the manuscript of 
our first volume on the Sunday men- 
tioned. 

May 8th. "Now what do you think 
of Grandma Flanders and I for plan- 
ning? You know I talked H. Y. some 
time before you met him. (We spoke 



SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 23 

of a young man, to whom mother had 
given a little idea of our work.) You 
sowed the seed for me. That's gone 
farther than you could ever guess. I 
did not say half that I wanted to in 
Taunton. I am going to finish it!" 

May 11th. "We share our mutual 
joys. (We spoke of a certain man, 
passed on.) He came in, arm in arm 

with C . (C was a passenger 

conductor on the New Haven, very jolly. 
I made some joking remark to him, and 
Roy let him use the board.) Well, now, 
you had better go easy, or I'll put you 
off! (Then Roy.) Say, that's great! 
I pushed him in. (We spoke of an 
Indian girl, about whom we had re- 
ceived a recent message.) She has 
been with you more than once. Sun- 
set's sister. He works quietly. That's 
why he is such a favorite. You could 
not do without him. His sister's name 
is Wanda. Sometimes they call her 
Sunbeam. That's why we took that 
name for Ruth." 

May 12th. We were speaking of 
various Taunton people. "Some say, 
'Well, they can't all be crazy. One 
might, but it is all of them ! ' (We spoke 
of the different ways in which people 



24 SECOND LETTEKS FKOM KOY 

were taken out of this life.) Some are 
taken with the heart, some with the 
head, some indigestion, etc. (I said, 
well, Roy, I suppose I will go with brain 
fever!) You know I told you not to 
worry! (Shortly before this he had, 
through a medium, laid great stress on 
the fact that I was not to worry about 
anything. He was not at all slow in 
seizing the chance I gave him!) You 
want to tell Uncle Herbie that." 

May 13th. " Robert will tell you 
what to say to Virtie. He is the same 
class as I am. Earle is in Leon's class. 
(Q. By ourselves?) Your kind are, 
in a way. Henry and others, and my- 
self, can never be in a class by our- 
selves. Alan is in Leon's. D is 

not. More tonight." 

Later — The Robert mentioned in the 
preceding paragraph is the husband of 
Virtie, and had passed over, shortly be- 
fore this time. Mother had written his 
wife a note, intended to help her in her 
hour of trouble. 

" Robert said, 'Well, my girl will be 
very glad of that, and she will have one 
good cry, and then she will keep what 
you said in mind. She will find her- 
self listening for me, and, as she is very 



SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 25 

impressionable she will receive them; 
so, instead of constant despair, the star 
of hope will gradually dawn for her.' 

"He wants me to thank each one of 
you for your part. That is all he can 
say now. often thinks of the let- 
ter, (To a relative of ours) and, al- 
though he can't fully understand yet, 
I put him to thinking, and he is not 
sorry I wrote it. 

"I am going to give you a message 
for Miss . She will not be sur- 
prised. She has been expecting some- 
thing of the kind. Tell her that it did 
not take long for you to begin to find 
out why I went out of the body, and that 
you are not unhappy, although your life 
is so different in every way, because I 
have given you such an insight into the 
future life, and that I shall probably 
give you more for her. Tell her that 
this life is different from what most peo- 
ple think while they are in the body. I 
should say the physical body, for I have 
a body, and it's not sick half the time!" 

May 14th. " 'Who hath not found 
the Heaven below, will fail of it above. 
God's residence is next to mine, His 
furniture is Love.' Alan, Henry, and 
lots of others were there when he 



26 SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 

came." He refers to the passing of a 
Catholic priest, a fine character. 

" does not think much of your 

staying in the house and doing this sort 
of work all the time. He says so. I 
know it is not hurting you, but he can- 
not understand just how you feel. A 
prominent Catholic, who went down in 
the Titanic. He came the other day, 
when you first got that. (Speaking of 
the song, ' Asleep in the Deep,' which 
had come strongly to mother.) 

"Hope is your star, ma. It's bright, 
too." 

May 17th. This was the date on 
which a definite decision was reached 
concerning the publication of Roy's first 
book. 

"GK S. is right happy, and I won't 
say anything about your humble ser- 
vant! Psychological momenta I told 

you G and I would wake folks up. 

Barrett. He is very much interested 
in us, to have had the courage. This is 
some night for us!" 

May 19th. "I am going to let my — 
note that my — friend come and try this 

board, Mr. H . (The following is 

from Reverend Dr. H , formerly of 

Brockton, Mass.) 



SECOND LETTERS FROM KOY 27 

"I want to tell you something about 
this, or any other subject. Do not let 
it occupy your entire time and mind, but 
develop all sides of your character and 
body. You will be one-sided if you do 
otherwise. (Q. Have you ever used a 
board before ?) I never did. It is very 
interesting, if used in the right way. 
Do not be afraid of evil spirits coming. 
They cannot get through your lines now. 
I think I will go now, as you have 
others. Good evening. ' ' 

The next is from Roy. "He surely 
can speak from knowledge about de- 
velopment. (As those who knew him 
in this life can testify.) Tell Phil, old 
boy, I wish he could see us as well as we 
can see him. Go to the Hall. (While 
in Taunton.) You will see someone 
you don't expect." This proved true, 
and in a very concrete form. 

May 20th. c i ' Come ye, buy wine and 
food, without money; and without price, 
for it is the Father's good pleasure to 
give you the Kingdom.' (This was 
given by Sylvan Hunting, whose name 
was given to Roy for a middle name.) 
You have my namesake, I see. He and 
grandma are together lots. That is 
when you folks get going! 



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" Don't be afraid today. You know 
what you have got." 

Later — " Guess we will have to send 

the kid down to , as missionary! 

Give it to them straight. You must re- 
member you are not doing this all by 
your lonesome, so just keep your eyes 
on us, and we will do the rest. That 
came from — guess. G. S. and H. R." 

May 21st. " thinks she is firm 

in her belief, but I feel sure that she 

will think some more. Mrs. is 

interested." 

May 22nd. We had a friend present 
during this session, one whom we had 
not seen for nearly ten years, and I 
shall record such messages as may be 
of interest. This friend is one who has 
given much thought to the development 
of the higher powers, and was of course 
much interested in our work, especially 
as she had not seen us since before Roy 
had passed over. She felt inclined to 
ask some few questions, and, without 
repeating them, I shall give his answers. 

"The tide has turned for you. How 
does life strike you these days? Don't 
let it. Better things coming. You 
will have to talk before you think of do- 
ing so, and when you do, you will make 



SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 29 

an impression. Let us do the fixing up, 
and you just stop thinking for a time, 
and, when you talk, God will give you 
the message. (She asked a question 
concerning one particular branch of 
thought.) If the Truth is there, it can- 
not be hidden. There is One who is all 
Truth. He speaks to every soul in the 
silence, and He will never fail. I will 
tell more about that, but I cannot hurry 
an answer to so deep a question. I 
must have time, and if I get it before 
you come again, I will ask Leon to write, 
because you might get the wrong idea, 
very easily. Your aunt can answer 
your questions for you, if you will stop 
and listen, just before sleeping, and 
while you are alone. You have ex- 
pressed a wish to hear from them, and 
you will have to listen. You will find 
yourself listening, and you will under- 
stand better all the time. Good night. " 
May 26th. " 'Man does not live by 
bread alone.' (Then Ruth.) Hello. 
May I go, to take care of my brothers'? 
Don't forget to tell them about the 
book! (I was going to Taunton the 
next day. The next is from Roy.) A 
year from now, or less, according to 
their faith, they will all see that life 



30 SECOND LETTEES FROM ROY 

very differently. (He refers to certain 
friends of ours.) Tell her that Earl is 
happier tonight than he has been be- 
fore. He says he will talk to her. Per- 
haps she will be able to get it better 
just before going to sleep, and on awak- 
ing. Tell her that Earl is as anxious to 
do as much for her as I have been for 
ma. Tell her that she need not be 
ashamed to go to a Spiritualist meeting; 
the best people are following it up, and, 
once begun, I don't know how they can 
stop, unless they are afraid of getting 
found out!" 

May 27th. "Land of the True. 
J. H. C. says there is very little truth in 

the earth life. Tell M I am glad 

she goes to the Spiritualist meetings. 
Tell her that if they would start girls 
and boys in this belief from the cradle, 
the way ma did me, that life, while in 
the physical body would be truer and 
sweeter. But parents are apt to get 
careless, living for that life alone, and 
thinking about this one on Sundays for 
an hour or two, and at funerals !" 

Later — "You know when you tell 
folks not to say anything, they can't tell 
it quick enough." 

May 30th. " 'Fear not — I have re- 



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deemed thee; I have called thee by thy 
name. When thou passest through the 
waters I will be with thee; and through 
the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; 
when thou walkest through the fire thou 
shalt not be burned, neither shall the 
flame kindle upon thee. For I am the 
Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, 
thy Savior.' " 

June 1st. The Boston Commandery 
March was played on the Victrola. 
"You get a lot of nice boys when you 

play this one. Grandma W has 

been trying to make herself known. 
She is so pleased that you wrote to 
Byron, ma. Hello, my dears. (Ruth.) 
I hurried to get here. Yes, I've been 
very busy." 

June 3rd. " 'And there shall be no 
night there.' Night means darkness, 
and don't you see, when you are 
< there?' 

"They cannot carry their evil with 
them, and if they have not had enough, 
they will have to begin all over again in 
your life." 

From the foregoing, it appears that 
one who has not used his life rightly 
while here is not allowed to enter the 



32 SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 

next, but is sent back, as one might say, 
to learn his lesson. 

This apparently is the extent to which 
re-incarnation is carried, and, I hope, 
may help to settle the question for a 
good many, who, even as ourselves, have 
not always fully understood the ques- 
tion as to whether or not each soul re- 
turns to the physical again and again. 

To me the solution is simple and sat- 
isfactory. Looking at the question in 
such a general way as to grasp the en- 
tire subject, so far as our mortal minds 
can grasp it, it is nothing more than the 
old, old story of the soul's progression. 
In school, as we learn our lessons in a 
certain grade, or class, we are advanced. 
If the lessons are not learned, we are 
kept back; and I believe that the sensa- 
tion must be similar, but of course on a 
much greater scale, to that of the child 
who, having played or wasted his time 
throughout the year, sees his chums and 
companions pass on to the next grade, 
to larger studies, and to different sur- 
roundings. 

That is the lesson, and lesson it is, 
for it must be learned, and by each one. 
As Eoy said in his first book, on Febru- 
ary 22nd, "You have got to stand on 



SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 33 

your own feet. Everyone has got to 
learn their own lessons, either in your 
life or this one; and the sooner they be- 
gin the better it will be for them." 

When the world as a whole learns it, 
the difference between that time and 
this, as regards general conditions, can 
hardly be imagined; but let each one 
work for it, by doing their own little bit. 
If that is done faithfully by each indi- 
vidual, the whole will be well taken care 
of. 

"Oh, Thou Eternal One, Whose Pres- 
ence bright 
All space doth occupy, all motion 
guide — " 

"I simply want to introduce myself. 

Dr. Gt . I will give you more 

of that when you wish." 

Dr. O was formerly a pastor 

in Boston, Mass., and for those who may 
read these pages who knew him, no 
words of mine are necessary. For those 
unacquainted with him, I feel that after 
they have read his messages, scattered 
throughout the rest of tins book, they 
will know him, and know him as he is, 
one of the truest, most manly and 
thoroughly Christian workers known. 
It has surely been a great pleasure to 



34 SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 

us to have had his help in our work, to- 
gether with that of several others men- 
tioned from time to time, and I have the 
greatest confidence that his words will 
please and help many who read them. 

June 4th. Roy's birthday. "See 
what pretty flowers I got for my 
birthday. (Then Ruth.) Miss Ruth 
Stevens. I registered! No draft gets 
me!" On the next day I was to regis- 
ter for the United States Army draft. 

June 5th. This sitting was opened 
with Dr. Gr handling the mes- 
sage board. He finishes the verse that 
he began on June 3rd. 

He occupied a part of many evening 
sittings in giving the poem, verse by 
verse, but I shall give it complete, in 
order to preserve its beautiful message 
without a break. 

The poem is called "God", was writ- 
ten by Derzhavin, and after Dr. G- 

commenced to give it, we located a copy 
of it, which was clipped from a daily 
paper some time ago. 

I am very glad that it is our privilege 
to give it here, coming as it has through 
the board, from one well advanced in 
the Spirit world, this former Boston 
pastor, but I also want to place the au- 



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thorship properly. It is a beautiful 
and wonderful poem, which mother 
heard given in connection with a ser- 
mon in Roxbury, Mass., years ago. 
This was the reason that she saved the 
copy now in our possession, never 
thinking of the use to which it would be 
put later on. 



36 SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 

GOD. 
By Derzhavin. 

"O, Thou eternal One, whose presence bright 

All space doth occupy, all motion guide; 
Unchanged through time's all-devastating flight! 

Thou only God — there is no God beside! 
Being above all beings! mighty One, 

Whom none can comprehend and none explore; 
Who fill'st existence with Thyself alone, 

Embracing all, supporting, ruling o'er; 

Being whom we call God, and know no more! 

In its sublime research philosophy 

May measure out the ocean deep, may count 
The sands or the sun's rays ; but, God ! for Thee 

There is no weight nor measure; none can mount 
Up to Thy mysteries; Reason's brightest spark, 

Though kindled by Thy light, in vain would try 
To trace Thy counsels, infinite and dark; 

And thought is lost ere thought can soar so high, 

Even like past moments in eternity. 

Thou from primeval nothingness didst call 

First chaos, then existence; Lord, on Thee 
Eternity hath its foundation; all 

Sprung forth from Thee — of light, joy, harmony, 
Sole origin — all life, all beauty Thine; 

Thy word created all, and doth create; 
Thy splendor fills all space with rays divine; 

Thou art and wert and shalt be! Glorious! Great! 

Life-giving, life-sustaining Potentate! 

Thy chains th' unmeasured universe surround — 

Upheld by Thee, by Thee inspired with breath! 
Thou the beginning with the end hast bound, 

And beautifully mingled life and death! 
As sparks mount upward from the fiery blaze, 

So suns are born, so worlds spring forth from 
Thee; 
And, as the spangles in the sunny rays 

Shine round the silver snow, the pageantry 
Of heaven's bright army glitters in Thy praise. 



SECOND LETTEES FKOM BOY 37 

A million torches, lighted by Thy hand, 

Wander unwearied through the blue abyss; 
They own Thy power, accomplish Thy command, 

All gay with life, all eloquent with bliss. 
What shall we call them? Piles of crystal light — 

A glorious company of golden streams — 
Lamps of celestial ether burning bright — 

Suns lighting systems with their joyous beams? 
But Thou to these art as the noon to night. 



Yes, as a drop of water in the sea, 

All this magnificence in Thee is lost; 

What are ten thousand worlds compared to Thee? 
And what am I then? Heaven's unnumbered 
host, 

Though multiplied by myriads, and arrayed 
In all the glory of sublimest thought, 

Is but an atom in the balance, weigh'd 

Against Thy greatness — is a cipher brought 
Against infinity! What am I then? Nought! 



Nought! but the effluence of Thy light divine, 

Pervading worlds, hath reach'd my bosom, too; 
Yes, in my spirit doth Thy spirit shine 

As shines the sunbeam in a drop of dew. 
Nought! yet I live, and on hope's pinions fly 

Eager toward Thy presence; for in Thee 
I live and breathe and dwell; aspiring high, 

Even to the throne of Thy divinity. 

I am, O God! and surely Thou must be. 



Thou art — directing, guiding all — Thou art! 

Direct my understanding then to Thee; 
Control my spirit, guide my wandering heart; 

Though but an atom 'midst immensity, 
Still I am something, fashioned by Thy hand; 

I hold a middle rank 'twixt Heaven and Earth, 
On the last verge of mortal being stand, 

Close to the realms where angels have their birth, 
Just on the boundaries of the spirit land! 



38 SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 

The chain of being is complete in me, 

In me is matter's last gradation lost, 
And the next step is spirit — Deity! 

I can command the lightning, and am dust! 
A monarch and a slave, a worm, a god! 

Whence came I here, and how? so marvelously 
Constructed and conceived? unknown! this clod 

Lives surely through some higher energy; 

For from itself alone it could not be! 

Creator, yes; Thy wisdom and Thy word 

Created me; Thou source of life and good; 

Thou spirit of my spirit, and my Lord, 

Thy light, Thy love, in their bright plentitude 

Filled me with an immortal soul, to spring 
Over the abyss of death, and bade it wear 

The garments of eternal day, and wing 

Its heavenly flight beyond this little sphere, 
Even to its source — to Thee — its Author there. 

O, thoughts ineffable! O, visions blest! 

Though worthless our conceptions all of Thee, 
Yet shall Thy shadow'd image fill our breast, 

And waft its homage to Thy Deity. 
God! thus alone my lowly thoughts can soar, 

Thus seek Thy presence — Being wise and good! 
'Midst Thy vast works admire, obey, adore; 

And when the tongue is eloquent no more 

The soul shall speak in tears of gratitude." 



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The next messages are significant, 
and I feel that I should explain their 
meaning, so far as is necessary, or so 
far as I am able. On the Sunday pre- 
ceding this, I had attended a meeting, 
and had received a message from a 
woman on the other side, whom I could 
not then place. 

Her message was correct, and, with- 
out going into details, or personalities, 
I may say that it dealt with the work 
that was to be mine, that is, my little 
share in the great work of opening the 
doors between the two worlds. 

The connection between the reading 
as given to me, and the following mes- 
sages from Roy, is so intermingled with 
personalities that it is best that I give 
no explanation other than the above, un- 
less it should be seen best later on to do 
so. 

"Mary Baker Eddy thought that she 
had found the only religion, but real- 
ized, when she came to consciousness, 
that she had founded a cold religion, in- 
stead of what the loving Son of God 
taught. She says tell the world that 
when they get to this life they realize 
that all is pure love ; that the earth life 
is only a small beginning; that some 



40 SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 

souls have to re-incarnate to that life 
because of their utter disregard of the 
God-love which Christ taught. The 
whole world is striving and struggling, 
each in his own way, for the truth. 
They have been put off with promises 
and led by the nose as long as they are 
willing to bear it." 

I cannot judge of the reception which 
may be given this message by some of 
her followers, but I do feel that if I 
were to hold it back that I would be do- 
ing a great wrong. 

If some should receive it with dis- 
favor, I cannot help it, because I am 
sure that the ones who can be helped by 
it are the ones to be considered. I may 
be crossing my bridge prematurely; 
and of course I hope no one will take ex- 
ception, but that all will try to under- 
stand that I have simply tried to help, 
without the slightest intention of caus- 
ing the least feeling on anyone's part. 

June 6th. "And you know ma said 
we would not have the poem! He 
laughed and said perhaps we will." 

Roy refers to Dr. G , with relation 

to a verse of the poem given on June 
5th. 

"If Jesus came to earth I suppose 



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some would call Him a molly-coddle, but 
His very gentleness shows His firmness. 

"I wonder what some of the people in 
your life would say, could it be revealed 
to them what this life is. No fighting 
nor enviousness; no back-biting, and no 
jealousy. When we enter here we drop 
all those things, and if one tries to carry 
them with him, he is sent back for an- 
other trial at school." 

"Hello. (Ruth.) Oh, my. IVejust 
got home. (Where have you been 9) 
Way out to Whitman. Billy (our cat) 
must come in nights. He gets crazy 
when we try to talk to him out of 
doors." 

June 7th. "Say, ma, the Doctor is 

fine. (Dr. Gr .) He is around lots 

when you don't know it." 

At about this time, someone in our 
neighborhood had gotten things badly 
tangled, and perhaps having heard my 
typewriter running evenings, had also 
heard something of our work; the result 
was that a young boy asked me one day 
if we had a wireless in our house! 

I said no, and then it struck me as to 
how a person absolutely ignorant of the 
subject might have been mistaken. 

As Eoy said in his first book, I 



42 SECOND LETTEES FROM ROY 

thought I should split! When I told 
mother and father, we had the time of 
our lives! 

We have a wireless, all right, but I 
use this incident to show how some ex- 
tremely funny cases sometimes start! 
I suppose that whoever it was that 
started it, had heard that we were 
" Talking with spirits" and, having 
heard my machine going, thought that 
that was the method used. I wish I 
could explain our feelings when we 
found out! If laughter" aids digestion, 
we surely needed no stomach-tablets 
that night! 

When we spoke of it during the sit- 
ting, Roy said, 1 6 Say ! That 's the worst 
I've heard yet!" 

June 10th. The first is from Ruth. 
"I am 14 today. I am glad Leon is go- 
ing where he is this morning. " She re- 
fers to the fact that I was going to 
church, in comparison with an automo- 
bile party about which we had heard. 
They were going on a picnic, and even 
a terrific rain failed to stop them! 

" All sorts of people mixed up, trying 
to have a good time ! WAIT! (Spelled 
very slowly and meaningly.) George 
says it has come to a pretty pass when 



SECOND LETTEKS FROM KOY 43 

people get so crazy! Where is the 
pattern? Haven't any. Wandering 
around like lost sheep. Henry says, 'I 
was a busy man and never had any in- 
clination to sport, especially on Sun- 
days.' " 

It is very evident that our friends on 
the other side did not approve of the 
aforesaid picnic, that is, on a Sunday, 
because it was not right to abuse the 
Seventh day. Roy always liked a good 
time, and was as full of fun, before he 
was sick, as anyone, but he never liked 
to see things done which were not right. 

"No one ought to do just as they 
please with their time and lives, and 
then expect just what they want, and 
all at once. That is not the Master's 
way, because He is too wise and too far- 
seeing. 

"George says he hopes you two will 
look out for some designing people 
while doing this work. You would be 
surprised to know the people who are 
designing. Tou have to build an invisi- 
ble wall around yourselves to scare 
them off. We are talking of the future. 

"You came here for dad to get the 
right exercise, for ma to have quiet, and 



44 SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 

for you to have a chance to do this 
work." 

This was in answer to a remark that 
mother had made that day, concerning 
the fact that it was a good thing that we 
were in a house by ourselves, because 
the continual noise of my typewriter 
would of course have been very annoy- 
ing to another family beside ourselves. 
He has given three excellent reasons for 
placing us in our present home, about 
which considerable will be found in the 
first book, and, as I look back over the 
past year, it is amazing to see the man- 
ner in which we have been placed here, 
step by step. It is but another illus- 
tration of the way and manner in which 
'The guiding hand of Providence' can 
be demonstrated in every one's life. 

"Poor ma. I am not bothered with 
my teeth. " Hers were aching. 

June 12th. "Mr. C. says Good 

Evening. (Where has he been*?) Cal- 
ifornia. (Any more sunshine there 
than here? Don't blame you for get- 
ting away from this climate!) Make 
your own sunshine, and you make it for 
others. Catching, same as the blues!" 

June 13th. We spoke of a certain 
pageant. "I do not miss things of that 



SECOND LETTEKS FROM ROY 45 

kind, any more than I ever did. I can 
go now and you do not worry, and I do 
not come home all in. 

"I have been surprised at the way 
you have all listened to me since I made 
the change. You would be surprised, 
could you know the people who will not 
listen. 

"E says how is Roy's book com- 
ing? He knows more about it than you 
do ! (Someone here remarked concern- 
ing the control of our spirit friends over 
us, especially while we here in the 
earthly bodies are asleep; and that those 
on the other side must have a lot of fun, 
making impressions on people here.) 
Heaps! You wait till you can try it!" 

June 15th. "All of that life is a 
dream. You will waken some day. My 
life there was somewhat troubled, but 
there is no trouble now. Entering this 
life is so wonderful, you could not real- 
ize it if I did my best to make it plain. 
The cleaner, more upright you live 
there, the better will be your home 
here." 

June 17th. ' ' ' There 's a Land that is 
Fairer than This. ' Wilhelm has lots to 
answer for. The Germans whom he 



46 SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 

can't bluff hate him worse than any- 
other nationality could do." 

It had been raining that morning, 
and Ruth told me to "be careful and not 
step on the little worms!" 

June 18th. A beautiful day, and a 
holiday in Boston, Mass. "Leon has 
had a better time than he would have 
had on the cars. (Working in the gar- 
den.) Packed going and coming. 
Some wanted to get in, others wanted to 

get out! H asked me this morning 

if I wanted to take a look over the road, 
so of course I said yes. So we took a 
trip up the Northern lines. We did not 
get among the crowd, or wait for con- 
nections!" 

Mother and I did not wait for father 
to come in and take down the messages 
as I called them off to him, as is our cus- 
tom, but I was doing the writing, as 
well as using the board with mother. 
Father was out in the yard, talking with 
another man. 

"Buth is buzzing in dad's ear, but I 
don't think he knows it. She says she 
cannot buzz harder than that man can ! ' ' 

(After a short while she came.) 
"Hello. No use ! I cannot get my dad 



SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 47 

in this house! He knows it is time, 
too!" 

June 19th. We were talking of Roy, 
and his habits. "They did not know 
what a fine lad I was until I put one 
over on them! (This touched mother's 
feelings.) Well, now, how did I do 
that? Oh, you don't know, and I can't 
tell you, much as I should like to, any- 
thing about what a time we will have 
when we all get over on this golden 
shore. 

u O. K. I got to do some correspon- 
dence work!" 

Many times have we heard him make 
g this remark before starting upstairs to 
his studies, and it is a strong link in the 
chain that binds the family together; 
because it brings such a natural feeling 
into the work, that we cannot help but 
realize how near, even if invisible, is the 
next life. 

June 22nd. " ' Letters from Roy' 
will travel all around this old globe. 
We are all too pleased to express our 
feelings tonight." He is referring to 
another step forward regarding his 
book. 

June 23rd. "Tell in my next book 
about Fluffy!" 



48 SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 

And I think this is the time to do it. 
Some weeks before this, he said, "Earl 
calls your fern Fluffy Ruffles/' Just 
before we moved from Taunton to Bos- 
ton, in 1916, mother had a small fern. 
It was very small, and not much to 
speak of, but she was trying, in spite of 
the fact that it was not very flourishing, 
to raise it and have it presentable. A 
short while before Roy passed over, he 
said to mother, "You are going to take 
that fern to Boston, aren't you? We can 
raise it there. " She of course did as he 
had asked. It was soon noticed that 
the plant was showing an improvement, 
which has been continual, until now it 
is a large, handsome, spreading fern, 
which causes all who see it to remark 
upon its unusual size and beauty. 

Now comes the most interesting part 
of the story — after Roy had told us what 
Earl called our fern, he told us to tell 
Earl's folks about it. When I did so, 
I was extremely surprised to learn that 
while Earl was in the body he had often 
called one of his sisters Fluffy Ruffles. 
I saw the point at once, and then told 
them that Roy had instructed me to tell 
about it. 

It was a neat little link in the chain 



SECOND LETTEKS FROM ROY 49 

of evidence which was being accumu- 
lated, and was of value in helping Earl's 
family to realize that he was just as 
much a boy as he ever was. 

After this evening's first message, 
concerning Fluffy, we heard a sharp rap 
on the jardiniere which contains the 
plant. I said, "Good girl." Eoy said 
on the board, "No." I said, "Good 
boy, then." Eoy said, "No, no, no!" 
So I gave up the attempt to classify it! 

June 24th. I was going to Taunton. 
" It 's going to be a fine day. If it clears 
away, let Leon go and play! (Then 
Eoy.) She said it. 

"Give everyone that you think will 
believe that I sent it, my love. If you 

see Capt. D , tell him this is the life 

for me ! I am as happy as can be. Tell 
him about the book. It's the old fel- 
lows who know it won't be long, that 
need enlightenment." 

June 25th. "So you feel better, now 

that you know is on my side. 

I laughed when ma was doubtful. I 

knew, all right, I also knew . 

(Naming another man, to whom I 
showed an announcement of our book, 
and who, to my inward amusement, met 



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it with a very frosty reception!) Just 
wait a while. His time is coming." 

June 26th. With reference to the 
first book. " Hallelujah! Tis done. 
Many will deny the truth of it, but 
didn't they deny Christ 1 And haven't 
they kept on denying Him all this time? 
And always will as long as they are in 
the mortal ?" 

June 27th. " ' Large are the man- 
sions in thy Father's dwelling.' Oh, 
I'm pleased at the way things are go- 
ing." 

Just before this message he named 
our next door neighbor, and just as he 
started the word pleased, this same 
neighbor rang the door bell, and 
brought in a beautiful bouquet of roses. 

"How do you like the roses? 0. K. 
(I had planned to go up to his room and 
write, after our sitting.) ' Write unto 
the Seven Churches.' I say unto you, 
joy shall be in Heaven and on this old 
earth. It's time they realized that 
whatever you might have done, you 
could not have kept me in that life any 
longer." 

June 28th. ' ' Say, dad, you tell S 

this has just been waiting. I knew how 
he felt. I said to myself, wait till the 



SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 51 

right time comes. Although it's been 
pretty hard to wait. I knew he thought 
I was dead. Well, I'm not. I am liv- 
ing in a well body this time. I never 
felt like other boys when in that other 
body. It used to make me mad some- 
times because I could not do the things 
they did. Ma knows. Some people 
said they did not know what my folks 
were thinking of, letting me work. 
Well, now, I can tell them that if ma 
and I had known how it was with me, 
we would both have gone, double quick! 
I wanted to work. Ma could not keep 
me at home. Tell him I'm very happy 
in our home. Yes, I'm here, and in the 
station sometimes, but I have to take 
care of my brother, so I'm pretty busy! 
(Eather an indication that I need a 
caretaker about all the time !) Tell him 
I can go where I want to now, and of 
course he will know that I should never 
want to go to places that are bad. Tell 
him any time he would like to come out 
here, he will find us all here ! And I wish 
he would read my book. 

"All right. Cross over now! Other 
track ! Now for Miss S . (A wom- 
an who had asked me if Roy could find 
something of hers which had been lost.) 



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Tell her I'm sorry, but that is not in my 
line. There are plenty who could 
answer those questions, but I don't have 
time. I wish I could please her, but I 
cannot." 

"Hello. (Ruth.) Oh, dear me! Roy 
had so much this time." 

Please notice the kindly way in which 

Roy has answered Miss S , and 

showed her that his time was entirely 
taken up with the Spiritual side of the 
subject, but that there were plenty of 
ways in which she could find out what 
she wished. 

We of course have known right along 
that he does not wish to begin any of 
that sort of work with us, because his 
work lies in the greater and most im- 
portant direction, and of course we are 
much pleased to know that it does, and 
to know that he does not care to have 
the material side of the subject enter 
so much into our work. 

June 29th. "Evelyn will find 
Ralph. ' ' More about this will be found 
in August. 

July 1st. "Hello, and how is it you 
are down this time in the forenoon? 
(Ruth. The truth is that I was down 
unusually early that morning, and when 



SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 53 

she said that, I remarked to mother that 
Ruth was teasing me.) Ma, I love to 
jolly him!" 

Later — "Let us try to realize that 
every human being is a part of God. 
(We spoke of a man who had passed 
over, who had been a follower of a cer- 
tain belief, and, to say the least, was 
strong in it. Strong to the extent that 
no other belief or creed stood the ghost 
of a show with him!) After you have 
passed through the change you are not 
rank about anything. You do not take 
personal prejudices with you. If you 
try, you are sent back. (Think that 
over long and deeply.) Deary me! 
(Ruth.) Where did my brother go to- 
day^ Well, he is not going to that 
place again." 

By their direction I had that day gone 
to a certain locality to accomplish a par- 
ticular purpose, and she spoke as she 
did because my experience had not been 
particularly pleasant. 

July 2nd. "Hello. (Ruth.) Oh, 
my! Everybody says it's so hot. I 
don't care! (Then Roy.) Tou wait 
till September and then see." Refer- 
ring to something concerning his book. 

July 3rd. ' 6 You would like Mar j orie. 



54 SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 

She is around some now, and is inter- 
ested. She is all sunshine. I told her 

what said about her. How 

she laughed! Big things doing soon. 
(Just at that moment we heard a loud 
rap inside of the piano, and I asked who 
did it.) That was George. (I then 
asked Ruth, it being the night before 
the Fourth, if she wanted a firecracker.) 
Do you want one?" I said I guessed 
not, as I distinctly remembered the 
time that she had handed me one in the 
dark room! Mention was made of this 
incident in the first book. 

July 4th. "Glad you are not riding 
in automobiles today. Lots of acci- 
dents. (Then Ruth.) My kitten does 
not like this day. (Because of the 
noise from firecrackers, etc.) 

(We spoke of Roy's first book.) 
"After they read it, two-thirds of them 
will want it, and the other third will be 
afraid their worst half will find them 
out ! They will steer clear of it ! Hast- 
ings. (Formerly a conductor on the 
New Haven Road.) Been busy, Steve, 
he says. You take the parlor car this 
time, don't you, he says. (Because we 
were sitting in the ' Parlor,' I suppose!) 
I did not go the way G did. (With 



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much suffering.) Mine was tiresome, 
but not painful. Hope you will go as 
easy." 

July 5th. "Hazel. She is learning 
fast. Many ways of communication. 
Hello. (Euth.) Oh, my! I want to 
tell something, and Roy said no. I do 
as Roy wants me to ! ' ' When I told her 
she might tell it. 

July 6th. "Watch out for hints for 
your vacation. (As to where to go.) 
Hello. (Ruth.) Oh, I know some- 
thing, I do. Girls cannot keep as quiet 
as some boys!" 

July 8th. " will be wild about 

my book. Better send her an an- 
nouncement. Did you bake enough 
beans for us all this week? You know 
we 're all home this week ! (I was about 
to take my vacation.) Ruth looked out 
for that! You just don't worry and we 
will help you do the work. Hello. 
(Ruth.) I knew Leon would come 
home hungry, so I planned beans!" 
(Mother incidentally had by mistake 
cooked more beans than she had in- 
tended. The reason is now evident.) 

A moment's thought will explain why 
I have used this incident, as it clearly 
shows that for those of us here, even 



56 SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 

the most commonplace every-day af- 
fairs can be looked out for, probably a 
good many times without our knowl- 
edge. The message has its purpose, 
and that is to help someone to realize a 
little more of the absolute naturalness 
that is possible in the work, without 
confining it to altogether material ef- 
forts. 

I do not mean to imply that such 
close attention to detail is always neces- 
sary, unless so desired, but the principal 
idea is to know that all here are con- 
stantly guided and helped, and it rests 
with each one, as to just what sort of 
guides may be theirs. 

Enough for the beans! But I wrote 
as the spirit moved, and I realize as I 
write that the very fact of the perfectly 
natural help, explained as it was by 
Ruth, is at this moment the cause of 
helping me to feel even a little more 
natural, if possible, than before, in the 
work. 

Later — ' l Hello. (Ruth.) Now, 
wasn't I right about the beans? You 
see, IVe known you a long time! (I 
said that I wished I had known her 
longer.) You used to think I was 
somewhere.' ' 



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July 9th. "Aunt Mariette is very 
much pleased about my book. She 
laughed Sunday at Emily. (Someone 
who had read part of our first book, hav- 
ing casually picked it up, and had got- 
ten so deeply into it that she had to be 
spoken to three times before she heard! 
This in spite of the fact that she had 
previously been skeptical.) She said, 
'No. She don't believe it, Oh, no!' " 

July 10th. " is anxiously 

watching the papers and magazines for 
it. He is surprised, and yet not sur- 
prised. You'll knock more than one 
out this time! 

"Well, they didn't get that train. I 
wonder why! They tried hard enough. 
They won't have trouble of that kind. 
They are too square. Nothing on that 
train for them. Later one good 
enough." 

He refers to two people whom we 
know, who had tried hard that morning 
to catch a certain train, which, before it 
reached its destination, was wrecked, 
one car tipping over, and one man killed. 

These people were evidently looked 
out for, and were not allowed to catch 
that particular train, and thereby run 
the risk of being hurt. 



58 SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 

In this connection, it occurs to me 
that some will ask, Why cannot more 
warnings be given? The only answer I 
can give is that there probably are many 
warnings which cannot be gotten across, 
perhaps because of the unfamiliarity of 
the one concerned with the nature of 
impressions, etc. Furthermore, devel- 
opments have led us to believe that in 
many cases such things are necessary, 
for some particular reason, as part of 
the various plans that are being worked 
out from the other side, and conse- 
quently are not always " accidents," as 
we call them. It is a tremendously 
large part of the subject, which I shall 
not attempt to handle, but must leave 
for each one to study out for themselves. 

July 11th. "See Mrs. H if you 

can. Don't scare her. Tell her I liked 
her, and didn't go away, as she thought. 
And when she gets ready to come to 
this side of the veil, I will be right there 
to say hello. It is nothing for the one 
who goes. (Meaning that they should 
not be frightened at the thought of go- 
ing.) Human beings will not see it in 
the right light. There should be re- 
joicing when one goes out of the physi- 
cal body, if one has not deliberately 



SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 59 

done wrong to his fellow man. Of 
course, such have to account in some 
life. Oh, say! I can't tell them half I 
want to!" 

The woman mentioned in the preced- 
ing paragraph passed over in Novem- 
ber, 1917, about four months after Roy 
gave her the above message, and of 
course it came strongly to our minds 
when she went. 

Several messages will be found about 
her in November, and we feel that he 
had a particular reason for wording his 
message to her as he did, as we now T 
look back. 

July 12th. " Cracker jack time to- 
night. (I was going to a concert.) 
Great time yesterday, ma, trying to pull 
people out of the mud! (I had on the 
day mentioned talked with several peo- 
ple about Spiritualism, and our work 
in that direction.) Sunbeam has gone 
to Abington. She went to see if they 
spoke of Louise and us." 

Later — "The abundance is waiting to 
be spoken unto your sight. Health, 
Happiness, Prosperity. Speak it for 

. Book coming right along. 

is getting hers, and she begins to think 
that the best laid plans of mice and 



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WOMEN gang aft agley! Ruth came 
running and clapping her hands and 
said, <Oh, Roy! The book!' " 

July 13th. "Oh, its funny how you 
folks get on to what I want, after a 
while. HeUo. (Ruth.) Didn't we 
have a good trip?" To Melrose Ceme- 
tery, where our lot is located. 

July 14th. "You don't know what 
you are up against with my book. The 
price is within reach of everyone. 
That's why I said 'In a nutshell.' 
(Mentioned in the first book.) It will 
cause some jealousy, but when they 
read it the second time, they will see 
what it means to them. That 's the way 
you will always find some. You know 
your kind do not let the others bother 
your mind for one minute. Look at 

what you did in . (When mother 

had helped a certain person.) Just one 
instance. (We here remarked that we 

surely thought that Roy and A 

H were in league together, and re- 
ferred to them as ' Those two.') Those 

two! Huh! 42 nearer! Mrs. K , 

if she has an opportunity to read it 
while in the body, will cry and cry; then 
she will realize why we went to Sutton. " 

July 15th. ' ' You will see the cross in 



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all its glory soon. The book is all right. 
H. Y. will be very happy to help it 
along. Tell him yon are going to Prov- 
incetown, you, Ruth, and I sure, and 
perhaps he will want to go." 

" Thank you for my Letters. They 
all please us." 

July 16th. "We do not bother with 
time. Any old time suits us! (Half- 
jokingly explaining that, as he said 
once before, time was not in that life. 
The preceding message was because 
someone had spoken of the necessity for 
haste in a certain matter.) Hello. 
(Ruth.) Oh, Leon, will you please tell 
Aunt Lillian all about Louise and me, 
pleased" I was planning a trip to the 
home of my aunt, within a few days, and 
you may rest assured that I did as the 
young lady so anxiously requested! 

July 17th. " 'He will give you an- 
other Comforter, Even the Spirit of 
Truth. ' (Today I had planned a short 
trip to the seashore, as will be evident 
by the next message.) You can get 
home in good season today. When you 
go to Provincetown, you will not get 
home till candlelight! We'll be home 
later. Don't worry. 0. K." 

Later. " 'He stooped and wrote up- 



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on the sand, her name, his own, and 
mine.' " Which I had done, therefore 
he changed the quotation accordingly. 

July 18th. "You got it through his 
skull that there was something beside 
the life which is on your side of the 
veil. He was rather scared at first, but 
he got over it. It will help his wife. 
He has not had much patience with her 
ideas. (All referring to a chance ac- 
quaintance.) Hello. (Ruth.) May I 
go to Aunt Lill's? (Roy.) Tell her 
that she will have to entertain Louise, 
Ruth, you, and me, for we don't let you 
travel alone! Tell her each one has a 
lot around them." 

Later — "Louise is very much pleased 
that Aunt Lill knows from headquar- 
ters that she is quite a girl." 

We spoke of the earth life and its va- 
rious discouragements of so many kinds, 
and his next message is right to the 
point. 

"Say, that life takes the ginger out 
of a fellow. Just get to feeling good, 
then something goes slam-bang! And 
you are down! Either someone else 
does it for you, or you do it yourself. 
(Father asked a question concerning a 
man of his acquaintance, a question that 



SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 63 

would have required some little atten- 
tion on Roy's part before he could have 
answered.) Say, take me when I've 
been following this around all day! 
(Meaning me.) You wait till I have 
time to think about that situation." 

July 19th. " 'Let the words of your 
mouth and the meditations of your 
heart be acceptable in His sight, O Lord, 
my Strength and my Redeemer. ' You 
will see why I gave that. Now about 

. (Mentioning the man referred to 

in the preceding paragraph.) Some- 
what blind at present. There are three 
persons directly concerned. Two know 
more about it than the third. 

"You don't know all about last night. 
Well, I do. (Mother had had a very 
poor night's rest, being awake most of 
the time. More will be given about this 
later on.) Hello. (Ruth.) My ma 
got so fussy last night! She kept 
grandma and me busy." 

July 21st. "Dad, I don't quite know 
how that's going to turn out. (Refer- 
ring still further to the man mentioned 
on the 18th.) Does anyone on your 
side % There will be some juggling, any 
way you or anyone else could see. 
Don't worry. This old world is getting 



64 SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 

righted, and we are nearer right than 
wrong. Keep your mind on what I said. 
' God's in His Heaven, all's right with 
the world.' " 

July 22nd. "A Highland laddie. 
Went from the front. Will have a sur- 
prise this week." 

July 23rd. ' ' Read Revelations every 
night for a while. Book coming. I've 
got you all by one string now." 

July 25th. " Tower. (This New 
Haven conductor had recently passed 
over, so of course we asked him how it 
seemed.) Seems! Well, say! If any- 
one should tell me that I had got to go 
back — do you know what I'd do? I'd 
go jump off the earth! (So you don't 
want to take any more tickets, Charlie?) 
Tickets, he says. Did he say tickets? 
Well now, you just tell them not to wor- 
ry about my taking any more of those 
things. (We asked what he was doing, 
and the next is Roy's answer. Of 
course, all of the preceding message was 
given through Roy, while coming from 
Charlie, that is, Roy was running the 
board.) They are showing him a good 
time, with no joints to crack. (The 
man had been terribly afflicted with 
rheumatism before passing.) He 



SECOND LETTEKS FROM EOY 65 

makes us laugh, he is so tickled. He 
says he never was so pleased in all, (he 
paused) well, he says, just let it go sim- 
ply, that life. Say, he says, I felt mighty 
bad for you folks when I heard of Hoy's 
going, but I'll be hanged!" (Because 
he was so astonished to discover the true 
situation, I suppose.) 

"Hello. (Ruth.) That great big 
man has gone. He's funny!" 

July 26th. Mother, while we were 
first sitting at the board, managed to 
get, through impression, the name of 
one of her guides. 

"That is it, and you pronounced it 
pretty near right. He is your strong- 
est control. He does not like to have 
you get stirred up with things. Albert 
says he wants to know if you fellows are 
going to war?" 

July 27th. During this session, 
mother unconsciously spoke rather 
loudly in speaking to Roy, although she 
of course knew it was unnecessary. 
"Where do you think I am? Not very 
far from your left hand, and Leon's 
right." 

July 29th. "Hello. (Ruth.) Oh, 
I've been such a long way this morning. 
(We knew that she had been to Lake 



(j(i SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 

Pleasant Camp, where someone we 
knew was going to preach that Sunday. 
I asked her how she liked it.) I'll wait 
for dad to tell what he thinks." 

Later — "I've had some time today. 
Wish you all could have been there. 
I came home for the letter. (One that 
we were going to write to a saddened 
mother.) I can 't talk much today. My 
whole heart is set on getting it around. 
(His book.) That's right. What do 
you think I do that for'?" 

Here is a point in which many will 
be interested. It is a common thing 
for both mother and myself, while us- 
ing the board, to half anticipate a word, 
that is, to instinctively reach for it men- 
tally, and for that reason expect it on 
the board. Ninety-nine times out of a 
hundred, we get the wrong word, and 
the reason is plain. If Roy were to use 
a word which we had in our minds, and 
do it as a general thing during the sit- 
tings, sooner or later there might arise 
a thought that, in spite of all the proof 
accumulated, we ourselves might be 
creating the messages. By changing 
his sentences entirely, that theory is 
thrown flat, and it is proved that 
ROY'S mind, and not mother's or mine, 



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is doing the work. Just before his last 
message, mother had mentioned the fact 
that he continually changed his words, 
and his message shows that he has a 
good reason for so doing. 

July 30th. < < Tell Mr. Y 1 had my 

hand on his shoulder part of the time 
yesterday. " 

July 31st. We had two pictures of 
Roy laid on the table, and called them 
one and two, asking Roy which one to 
use for his first book. 

"Mrs. C says two. Pretty good, 

isn't it? Say, days like this one, I'm 
glad I'm not on the Railroad. (Very 

hot.) Mrs. C is one fine person, ma. 

You will find out so some day. Get out 
and dry off!" It was so extremely hot 
that we were positively suffering. 

August 1st. " ' Behold, how beauti- 
ful are the feet of Him that bringeth 
good tidings.' You can guess who said 

it. Mary. Mrs. C is pleased. She 

says you can do what you please about 
the next one, but she wanted that." 
(The picture referred to on July 31st.) 

August 2nd. "Something doing, all 
right. Say! I can hardly keep it. Go- 
ing to, though. Hello. (Ruth.) Oh, 
I'm going to tell, if I can!" 



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August 4th. 4 '.Please tell Uncle 
Walter we think Myra (his sister) is 
beautiful. She is so good to everybody. 
Call Brockton, and tell them you all 
lived through the week, although you 
feel pretty WEAK!" 

August 5th. ' ' Joyful, j oyf ul, will the 
meeting be, when our hearts from sin 
are pure and free. Mary says when did 
all the sadness creep into religion? 
Again old Adam. If ever there should 
be rejoicing, it should be among Chris- 
tians." 

August 6th. " * Prepare ye the way 
of the Lord. ' I was down to the Green 
this P. M. (In Taunton.) Saw a lot 
I knew. (He paused a moment, as if 
thinking, or trying to get something.) 
Head-on collision. (Do you mean it?) 
Yes. A mess." There was surely a 
"Mess" on August 13th. 

August 7th. After various messages, 
he gave the name Nora, and it was 
placed as the wife of a man in Belfast, 
Maine. She has been on the other side 
for some years. Roy, after she was rec- 
ognized, allowed her to use the board. 
"We are looking for the boy who wrot 
it. Is he around here tonight? (I 
asked which one, Roy or Leon?) Both. 



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I have used these before. (The board.) 
Send a book to David. (Her husband.) 
How he dreads to go from that life." 
Then Koy came back on. "I found her 
the first of the winter. O. K. I must 
go out for a little while." 

August 8th. I asked him a question 
concerning a man on the other side. 
"Say, do you think I have time to keep 
on the lookout for everybody? Say, 
ma. He must think I ride a wheel! 

"You tell Uncle By those flowers are 
great. I can't say what I want to about 
their color. What shall I say? Ex- 
quisite!" 

August 9th. "Going to Lake Pleas- 
ant, dad? Good. Mrs. C says 

news tomorrow, Mrs. Stevens. She 
says sleep well tonight. 

' i Here is that high man again ! (Con- 
ductor Tower. I asked him if he were 
tired of that life yet!) Say, don't let 
that fellow speak to me again! Tell 
those boys and old fogies I am all right, 
and don't have to hobble around those 

trains, thank goodness! Tell B 

great country over here. Better hurry 
up and come along. He says he'll be 
pushing one of these things around be- 
fore long." Meaning the board. 



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Roy has several times told various 
people that they had better hurry up 
and get ready for the other side. We 
do not want anyone to make a mistake 
about what is meant. What is neces- 
sary of course is to finish our course 
here, and complete our work, thereby 
getting ready for the next life. 

I speak of this because it is a mighty 
serious point with some. There come? 
to my mind the case of a certain per- 
son who, while temporarily troubled 
mentally, took their own life by drown- 
ing. We have learned, as have many 
others, from the next world, that one 
who commits this terrible outrage 
against all divine laws is obliged to un- 
dergo the most awful suffering, the 
duration of which varies in different 
cases. Sometimes it is over in a num- 
ber of months, according to our reckon- 
ing, but in other cases the persons who 
have tried to take God's matters into 
their own hands are obliged to suffer 
for centuries! And suffer untold 
agonies, the extent of which cannot be 
understood by our mortal minds. 

Therefore, it is a very good thing for 
people to know that, instead of ending 
their sufferings and trouble, they are 



SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 71 

doing exactly the opposite. If people 
can realize this, I think it will cause a 
marked decrease in the tendency to try 
to escape the difficulties of this world. 

August 10th. "Took a crowd up to 
Sunapee. H was never there be- 
fore. Earle was just about crazy over 
it. Sheldon was, too. Saw Arthur. 
(A cousin of mine, near there.) George 
never saw the 'Soonipi' Lake or moun- 
tains. Say, you will be surprised be- 
fore many moons. " 

August 11th. "You might say we 
do the best work when in team work. 
Five on the picture. (For his first 
book.) Ruth laughed and said, 'When 
they have work of that kind I don't like 
to do it, because I do not like to be 
serious or quiet!' That's where she 
got her nom de plume." (Which you 
may remember was Sunbeam.) 

Here I spoke of a marvelously beau- 
tiful sunset and scene, which had been 
given me the night before, apparently 
in a dream. 

"Well, a team again." 

August 12th. "Ask Phil how things 
are going with him. Harold and the 
rest of us on this side have all we can 
do, and like it, too. Tell Mrs. that 



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I am going, through the book which 
you so kindly and brotherly put before 
the people I want to reach, that I am go- 
ing to blow through the trumpet good 
and loud that the cemeteries are not oc- 
cupied only when the friends in your 
life choose to think them so! Hello. 
(Buth.) I am going to see the place 
where we first lived, in Taunton, and 
where I took our dog away, you thought. 
(Our dog Dandy had been struck by 
an automobile, while we were living at 
the place mentioned, and so badly in- 
jured that he had to be put out of his 
suffering.) 

"Mrs. C talks to her family. I 

think they must realize. You will find 
people everywhere coming into the 
light. Say hello to everyone for me, 
who will take it from you. (I was 
planning one of my Taunton trips that 

day.) Tell Mr. T I am just as 

happy as can be at present." 

August 13th. "0 A , (Once 

Governor of the State of Massachu- 
setts.) Calvin brought him. He says 
he wishes he had known of this home 
before, and he would like to come again. 

R A . O spoke his name. 

I'm going to tell him about the book. 



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S B A . She comes with 

E H . Some reception, Eh? 

She has looked in often before, but al- 
ways said never mind now. Sarah 

H . Nellie Kendrick. Oh, Carrie, 

IVe talked to you so many times, but 
you would not hear. (This was from 
Nellie.) She had her arm around you 
then. (From Roy.) A new era be- 
gins soon. Scott. (I said hello, old 
man.) Call him an old man and he 
says he '11 fix you!" 

August 14th. On August 6th it will 
be remembered that Roy spoke of a 
wreck, and the one that happened on the 
night of the 13th, at Branford, Conn., 
between two trolley cars, is the one re- 
ferred to, evidently, as shown by the 
following: 

"Did you hear about the wreck*? 
(We said we most surely had, and 
mother said, why Roy, you take my 
breath away.) Wish I could! Say, 
that was terrible. Glad you could not 
see it. (Then Euth.) Hello. Oh, T 
went with them today, and ma was 
bad. (Because she had worked too 
hard, and was overtired.) 

"Yes, that is Ralph. Tell Evelyn I 



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I 

did that so she would know what I can 
do." 

On October 27th, 1916, the young lady 
referred to was at our home during the 
evening session', and Roy asked her how 
Ralph was. 

She replied that she did not know any 
Ralph. Roy then said, ' ' You will. ' ' On 
August 14th, 1917, mother received a 
letter from Evelyn, and in it she said 
that a little boy named Ralph had come 
to their house for a visit of some weeks, 
and she wanted to know if it were th 
Ralph that Roy had meant. His pre- 
ceding message answers her, and gives 
his reason for the message of nearly ten 
months ago. 

August 15th. I had been asked dur- 
ing the day as to the possibility of ? 
reading being given by mother, and 
had answered that our time was entirely 
taken up with our present work, and 
that there were plenty of others to 
whom this person could go. 

This evening I put the question as to 
whether or not I had worded my refusal 
correctly. "Yes. If you didn't do 
that, ma would be over-run. Do you 
see whv I don't want ma to read for 



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people ? Mrs. Roy says no. She would 
be a wreck in a week!" 

During these past few weeks Roy has 
fallen into the habit of trying the fol- 
lowing scheme: he will start with the 
figure one on the board, and travel con- 
secutively up to the figure he wants, 
pausing but a second on each. Ex- 
perience has proven absolutely that 
every time he has done that, it meant a 
certain number of days ahead, on which 
something of special interest was to 
happen. 

For instance, if we were sitting at the 
board on Wednesday evening, and the 
figures were counted off until the six 
was reached, the table stopping there, 
we could be sure that on the next Tues- 
day something of special mention would 
occur. Perhaps it would be a letter 
from someone, perhaps a visit unex- 
pected, some little item out of the ordi- 
nary, and usually in connection with 
his first book, although not necessarily 
so. It is a peculiar little trick, and one 
with which he has had excellent results, 
and I feel that the use of some of them 
will prove of interest. 

August 16th. The figures on the 
board were counted off until the seven 



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was reached. On August 23rd we re- 
ceived a letter from a certain minister, 
concerning something of special inter- 
est connected with our book. 

"Dick C says you are going to do 

a good work, much needed. How much, 
I cannot tell you, he says." 

August 17th. "Frank K says 

hello, how are you nowadays ? He says 
well, Roy, you are going to make them 
sit up and take notice. Hello. (Ruth.) 
Oh, dad said again his LITTLE girl! 
Why, I am as big as Leon is now! (She 
evidently objected to his calling her a 
little girl, which was his habit.) Next 
time he does it I am going to put my 
fingers in his eyes!" 

As she left the letter " Y" with the lit- 
tle table, and started toward the "E," 
the electric lights in the entire district 
suddenly went out, during a severe 
thunderstorm. She evidently timed 
her message so that it would finish up in 
just that way, as shown by a message 
from Roy on the next Sunday night, 
when he said, "She knew just what she 
was saying Friday night." 

She did "Put her fingers in his eyes" 
with a vengeance, and in all our eyes, 
for that matter, for the lights did not 



SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 77 

come on again for over two hours. Do 
not misunderstand me, and think that 
she had anything to do with the electric 
light system, but she simply chose her 
time to make a little play on the inci- 
dent. 

August 19th. "Say, dad, some girl, 
don't you think? She is more full of 
those things than of cuddling. You 
can't catch her long enough to get hold 
of her! BEWARE, Albert says, she is 
some pepper! Hello. (Ruth.) I've 
just come. I've had a fine time this 
morning. (Where have you been?) 
Where did you take us yesterday? (I 
had been to a beautiful spot on the 
shore of a lake in Wrentham, Mass., 
with several people from the office, and 
had spent a most enjoyable afternoon.) 
1-2-3-4-5. ' ' (On the fifth day from this, 
or August 24th, the special announce- 
ment of Roy's first book was issued.) 

August 20th. ' ' I know what color we 
want. You can make no mistake." 
That evening we were trying to decide 
on the color of the cover for his book, 
and mother thought she had been able 
to point out the one he wanted. The 
next morning, however, she took the 
samples out of doors in the morning 



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light, and was surprised to find out that 
the color selected the night before was 
wrong. She could see but just one 
shade, which eventually proved to be 
the one that Roy wanted. Mention is 
made of this incident to show how 
easily he can impress her. 

" Where is my father? (Ruth.) He 
forgot us, did he? Ha Ha! Wait till 
he gets me. (Then Roy.) Marion 
Louise is making some headway with 
her folks. " Trying to make them real- 
ize her presence. 

August 21st. " 1-2-3-4-5." (Here he 
named the man mentioned once before, 
to whom we had written concerning the 
book, and from whom we had received 
no answer. Five days from this, or on 
August 26th, father was at Lake Pleas- 
ant Camp Meeting, and there met the 
man whom Roy had named, and to 
whom Roy referred on April 24th, when 
he said that "You will be surprised 
when you hear from Russ." It may be 
remembered that further explanation 
was made on that date.) 

"Annie Thompson. Polly. (We 
asked Roy if Will Thompson were pres- 
ent, as he was the husband of Annie, and 
used to call her Polly. This was in 



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Atlantic, Mass., twenty-five years ago, 
when they were our neighbors.) I'm 
here, he says. How's Stevie? (Then 
Ruth came.) Why, what did yon try 
to drown my kitty cat for, dad? (Our 
cat had been ont in a terrific thunder- 
storm, and when I reached home he 
rushed in the house with me, simply and 
literally soaked!) "9." (On the ninth 
day, or August 30th, Mrs. Woodbury, 
who was a medium in Boston, Mass., 
before passing on, came and gave sev- 
eral messages, of which some will be 
found under that date.) 

August 22nd. Nothing but personal 
messages were given on this date, but I 
wish to mention another case of " Fig- 
ures" as on this evening he said, just 
before closing, "1-2-3-4-5." On the 
fifth day, or on August 27th, will be 
found a beautiful message from Dwight 
L. Moody. 

August 23rd. "So Brother Y 

thinks I am going to give some different 
material? Maybe. I guess there is 
something coming. (Ruth next.) I'm 
coming before Roy talks. (Another in- 
cident; Roy here gave us a name. I 
asked if it meant something especially 
interesting, and he said yes. On Sep- 



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tember 16th I attended a meeting in 
Taunton, where a woman bearing the 
name he had given us gave me a most 
accurate and complete reading, and one 
which was of special interest to us, for 
several reasons.) 

"The grandest thoughts of this life 
you ever can have are too small to be 
compared with it, because mortal mind 
cannot conceive of the love surrounding 
all, which is guarding and guiding even 
the most depraved, carefully, over 
yawning chasms, and deep, dark ra- 
vines, up to the Eternal light and love of 
God. 

"Truly He is like a tender Shepherd. 
Not one can be eternally lost. It may 
take a long time, but it must surely 
come, in time, that each soul goes to its 
own place in God's Temple. God is a 
God of love. Only old Adam ever 
hates. But God is a jealous God. You 
cannot divide up. It is all or none, and 
sooner or later, in this life or in some 
other, every soul will come to the mercy 
seat." 

There is a further message connected 
with the foregoing, given under date of 
August 26th, and which should be read 
thoughtfully. 



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August 24th. It will be remembered 
that this date is referred to on the 19th. 
"Well, they got here. I feel like an 
eagle! (Ruth came next.) Hello. Oh, 
my dad is going almost a hundred miles ! 
(Then Roy.) Oh, say, ma. You can't 
know the way that will travel. (His 
book.) What was I taken from my job 
for ? That j ob I was bound to have, and 
got it! Don't want it now! 

"Shall have some for when you 

go down to Taunton. 'I'll get there 
first!' That was Ruth." 

August 25th. " got the note. 

They feel that you are most interested 
of anyone yet; and you bet they appre- 
ciate it. Hello. (Ruth.) Dad is hav- 
ing a great time. Lots of braves and 
squaws. 0. K. for now." 

August 26th. " 'Whatsoever ye shall 
bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, 
and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth 
shall be loosed in heaven. ' Ruth is not 
here. I told her I had some heavy 
material to give and she said, 'That's 
enough ! I am going now. Say hello to 
them, although I said it upstairs.' " 

That explained the unusual little 
noises around our rooms that morning, 
which we had noticed, but did not un- 



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derstand just why they were being 
made. 

" Don't mistake me in what I said the 
other night. Every evil thought and 
deed must be accounted for, before the 
Supreme Judge, and by the bearer. 
Don't get the impression that a man can 
do just as the feeling takes him, let the 
outcome be what it may. For that's 
what our Saviour came to teach, and it 
cannot be ignored. For ' Whatsoever 
a man soweth, that shall he reap,' in 
your life or beyond yours. 

"Dr. G helped this morning." 

In the giving of the above material. 

Later — "Big things doing this week. 

. (He named a certain man to 

whom we had sent an announcement of 
Roy's book.) Say, I can see him now. 
His breath will come fast for a minute, 
and then he will say, I knew it. 1-2-3-4- 
5. (Five days from this we received the 
first copies of the book.) Dad has been 
doing his bit today! Well, I think you 
will have about all you can think of for 
a while. Glad you keep my correspon- 
dence up so well!" 

August 27th. "Dwight L. Moody. 
(The name was given, and then Mr. 



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Moody himself took the board and gave 
us the following:) 

" 'Beloved, now are we the sons of 
God, but it doth not yet appear what we 
shall be. ' My friends, you are going to 
do a wonderful work, a work long 
needed. You have some of the strong- 
est powers to help, because you are 
truly working for the Master. 

"If this had come to you in a night 
it would not have been worth one hun- 
dredth part that it will now, because it 
comes through many hours of lonely 
thought, apparently lonely, through 
many winding, labyrinthine ways, up 
lonely mountains, by the wayside, toil- 
worn, as our Master was* up to the 
brightest light of God. 

' ' I am going to do my part. You may 
not feel my coming oft-times, because I 
prefer to come quietly." 

It is impossible for me to express our 
gratitude for the beautiful message 
from such a man. It is sufficient to say 
that we shall always remember it. 

Here the trend of the session changes, 
and we had a caller from whom we were 
surprised, and pleased, to hear, al- 
though a stranger to us. She is a col- 
ored lady, whom Eoy referred to before 



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she came on as "Aunt." Previous to 
that he had named a colored girl who is 
with a family at Wrentham, Mass. This 
family is mentioned before, when I 
stated that some of us were out there 
from the office one Saturday. I recol- 
lect that the next morning my sister, 
when she came on the board, said that 
she liked that girl. It appears that the 
"Aunt" here mentioned is connected in 
some way with that girl, as will be 
shown by the message. 

She purposely used the Southern dia- 
lect while using the board, I suppose in 
order to make it seem more natural. 
For the same reason I shall not change 
it. 

"I'm sho' glad to hear you say dat, 
ma honey boy. (When I told her that 
we were pleased to have her come, and 
that she must be all right or Roy would 
not have let her use the board.) I done 
like you folks dat day. Ah sure want 
to see you 'gain. (We asked her to 
come often.) Can ah, Missey*? Ah's 
some Methodis'. (We asked her if 
there was any message that she wished 
to get to the girl.) Ah gets 'em to her 
mase'f. She don't say much 'bout it. 

"Say, you sure got some bus'ness on 



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yo' hart's. You dunno yet what 
you've begun. But you alls are de ones 
f o ' it. (Will you help us ?) I sho, will, 
Missy. (I spoke of a colored boy whom 
I knew well in High School, and who 
was the captain of our company in the 
military drill. He was drowned that 
next summer, after graduating, and I 
have always felt interested in him. He 
has made himself known more than 
once.) Well now, boy, I done talk wif 
your brother Roy 'bout him." 

Then Roy came on. 6 ' Oh, Joy ! I Ve 
had some time watching! 1-2-3-4-5. 
(On the fifth day from this I made an 
important trip.) 

" came tonight. (He named a 

boy who had been killed in the Ambu- 
lance Service in France, and to whose 
mother we had written a note of sympa- 
thy.) He wanted the music. He is go- 
ing to give his message soon. He says 
he has got so much to say that he does 
not know what to say first." 

"So you see, ma, you won't have 
much time to hang over the back yard 
fence ! (As if there were a fence there, 
or she ever did!) 

"Hello. (Ruth.) Oh, my! I am not 
going to do that again. (On the day 



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before, she had said something that 
struck me so funny that I nearly- 
laughed myself sick. When she said 
this, I laughed again, and asked her if 
there were any more at home like her. ) 
No, no, no! Louise is growing some 
like me. I think when she gets her 
folks fixed just as she wants she will be 
a good bit like me. (Have you got 
yours all fixed?) Sure thing, Roy 
says!" 

August 28th. "Earle says, 'Well, 
Roy, can't you send a message to my 
mother? For she's the only girl for 
this lad. Tell them I wish they could 
know when I hug and kiss them. For 
what you folks on the earth side call 
death is the real thing. That is, I'm 
very much alive. ' Now he feels better. 
He said tonight that my folks had so 
much to do that he couldn't get a 
chance. Tell his mother that he helped 
about . That, you couldn't under- 
stand, of course, but it is all so strange 
when one gets here, that we are sent ac- 
cording to our capability to help the 
new arrival to feel right, and to under- 
stand. 

44 Leon, you guessed pretty near right 
tonight. Yes, we will do that until you 



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get used to her presence. Hello. 
(Ruth.) Oh, my sister was here, was 
she ? She is here and I can see her and 
you cannot. Ha, Ha! (I said wait till 
I catch you, Ruth.) Roy said he would 
like to see you catch me, or her either. " 

"I Ve got to go now. Yes, I must go 
to the circle. " Where father had gone. 

The preceding message concerns a 
serious, and of course to me an impor- 
tant subject; because it is one to which 
every one gives much thought, or 
should, at some time or other in their 
lives. 

I believe that the giving of a previous 
message is in order, one which came on 
June 15th, last, and which came through 

Roy, from Mr. George S , about 

whom it may be remembered there is 
considerable in the first book. 

He said, relative to myself, that, "We 
have his mate over here, but I do not 
think you will hear from her until he 
comes. Nevertheless, she is never very 
far away. She has you always on her 
mind, as you might say." 

To me, it is a beautiful thought that, 
while of course one likes to think for 
himself, our guarding and guiding 
friends beyond the veil can understand 



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so much more, and see so much clearer 
than we can, and are able to help us in 
every way. 

To me, the realization that she is al- 
ways near, to help me and guide my 
steps, is one of the greatest messages 
that my brother has been able to give 
me. To know that, as so many times 
happens in this earth world of ours, no 
mistake can now be made, through an 
inability to see clearly enough ahead to 
know just what is right to do. When 
one thinks of the numberless mistakes 
made in earthly marriages, it is a won- 
der that our spirit friends do not some- 
times get discouraged. Perhaps they 
do. Who knows? 

August 29th. I am going to give, in 
part, a beautiful message which came 
from a young man who was killed in 
France. This message is to his mother, 
and has its purpose here, to help some 
other dear mother, perhaps thousands 
of miles from us, to know that her own 
boy can, and sometime will, speak to 
her in as intimate a manner as this one 
is doing to his own mother. I firmly be- 
lieve that the time is coming, but how 
soon I have no idea, when the human 
race will have reached such an advanced 



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state of education and development that 
communion between the two worlds will 
be regarded in a light similar to that 
in which the steam engine, telephone, 
wireless, and numberless other modern 
inventions are now regarded, although 
they were once scoffed at, and such pos- 
sibilities held up to ridicule. 

It will come, and it is strictly and 
strongly up to each one of us to do his 
or her part, and do it with their whole 
heart and soul. When this stage of de- 
velopment is reached, then, and not un- 
til then, will mankind be able to under- 
stand the reasons for all that is now in 
this world which seems wrong, unex- 
plainable, and apparently against all of 
God's laws. 

"He says, 'Why, mother, I am not 
dead. I'm alive. I was born anew 
that time. You would be willing for 
Koy and me to be friends could you but 
know him, and you can, when it doesn't 
hurt so much; for time will soften the 
blow, my dear, dear one. 

" 'Roy was one of the first ones I saw 
when I awoke in this life, because he 
knew just how hard it would be for us 
all, and he knew his family would do 
all they possibly could to help us. His 



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mother always keeps his place at the 
table, with flowers beside his plate, and 
they have a room they have set aside as 
Roy's room. I am going to learn the 
spiritual just as I was always learning 
the things of that life of the physical. 
I can caress you all, and I cannot stand 
being away from you, and please do not 
cry. It is so hard to know that you 
cannot understand yet. But Roy says 
it will all be made plain, sooner than 
you expect. I am not doing this alone ; 
Roy is kindly helping, and he is very 
happy to be able to help me. He says 
I can help my brother over many things 
that I perhaps could not when in the 
physical body. It is truly wonderful 
what Roy's family have been able to 
receive from this side, but he says it is 
because of his mother's affliction, which 
his brother Leon will tell you about. ' 

(The next is from Roy.) i ' Mrs. , 

don't say that isn't from , for it cer- 
tainly is, and you will get wonderful 
messages from this side that will help 

you people and . The veil is very 

thin between those who are bound by 
such strong ties of love, for all of your 
love will constantly grow stronger, and 
you will realize his presence more and 



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more, and I wish you to know that he is 
one of the finest lads IVe ever met." 

There is the message, coming as it 
does from a real boy, and one who wants 
to help his mother to know and under- 
stand just how it is with him. I believe 
that the nature of the message will en- 
able it to lead some hungry heart into 
the way of truth and light, and into the 
knowledge that his or her boy or girl 
may come just as close as did this one. 

August 30th. This woman will be 
remembered by many who have heard 
her in former years in Boston, Mass. 

"Mrs. Woodbury. IVe been around 
you before, a good deal, but you never 
seemed to realize. Well, I am glad to 
be on this side. 'Twas pretty hard 
sometimes. I used to get around your 
boy better than I could you. Yes, IVe 
helped him lots of times, but he didn't 
know who it was. He was a mighty fine 
boy, and I tried to warn you, (before he 
was taken) but they were careful to 
find enough for me to do about the time 
I got near you." 

Here Roy took the board. "Conduc- 
tor Cleveland just brought in his re- 
ports! (I asked what made him late.) 
He says you needn't think you've got 



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him on the carpet! He says don't you 
want him to go to Marblehead with you? 
He would land you out in Gloucester !" 

I shall never forget the time, and I 
don't believe this conductor will either, 
when he carried me by Whitman sta- 
tion, down into the freight yard. I was 
a small boy, and was on this occasion 
riding in the baggage car of the train, 
and was the only one there. 

I knew the order of stations, all right, 
but by some trick or other, Mr. Cleve- 
land mixed me up by calling into the 
baggage car the wrong station, thereby 
making me think that Whitman was the 
next. I thought the man would laugh 
himself sick when I realized what he 
had done ! He is a fellow always ready 
for a joke, and this is a standing one on 
me. I honestly believe that when I 
face him for the first time in the next 
life, one of the first remarks he will 
make will concern "The time he put one 
over on me!" 

August 31st. On this date, we re- 
ceived the first copies of our book. 
"Well, it's done, ma. Satisfied? I 
can't give all the remarks, so will not 
try. Hello. (Ruth.) Well, didn't I 
know something?" 



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On April 12th, came the following 
from Roy: "She got a few words in, in 
spite of careful watching. She said my 
brother is not going to bed feeling this 
way!" 

This refers to something which hap- 
pened on April 10th, and which for the 
evening tended to discourage us about 
the possibility of getting our book pub- 
lished, but after we received the follow- 
ing on that same night, we felt better. 
It was given by my sister, and she evi- 
dently put it across before they had a 
chance to stop her. 

"Hello, our poor dear folks. Don't 
you care one bit. I know something. 
(She paused.) They 'most caught me! 
(Then Roy.) Don't say a w r ord!" 

She evidently came near giving away 
something of their plans, because she 
could not stand seeing us discouraged. 
Her remark given on August 31st, when 
the book came out, surely showed that 
she, as well as they, did "Know some- 
thing," and which it was not best for 
us to know at that time. This is one 
instance of the careful censorship which 
is exercised over what is given us. 

The method of communication is so 
simple that, were it not done wisely, we 



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should perhaps be in possession of much 
information which was not good for us, 
or which we could not understand. 

This fact of course gives us much 
comfort, because it makes us feel sure 
that Roy has the highest help in giving 
his messages, and for that reason all will 
be well, concerning evervthing which is 
to be given. 

September 3rd. On the day before 
this, which was Sunday, I had been in 
Taunton, and had shown a copy of the 
announcement of our book to a certain 
man. After he read it, he returned it 
to me with a remark containing so much 
hidden, or half-hidden sarcasm that, 
while I let it pass, knowing the ground 
on which I stood, my brother did not let 
him down so easily, and the following 
message refers to this man. 

I feel that the message, while ex- 
tremely personal, has its place in the 
record, as a lesson. If the man should 
by any chance happen to hear of it, and 
his conscience should prompt him to 
come to me about it, I have my answer 
ready, and that answer is not in my own 
words, but far better than I could ever 
do, being taken from the Bible. 

1 ' About . He is like many. Goes 



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to church, but don't know what he goes 
for. Criticizes minister 's talk, and peo- 
ple. Kicks if it don't suit his enlarged 
ego, and finally kicks about his nearest 
before he goes to sleep. 

"Now, you will have to get used to 
all sorts of people and conditions, but 
let me tell you! They will finally end 
by beginning with the A B C of what 
Christ taught." 

This message called to my mind a neat 
little comparison used by Mrs. Butler 
in her talk on that same Sunday, at a 
meeting. It was in connection with 
this same subject, and she was advising 
one person not to mind what folks said 
to her about her work in Spiritualism, 
but to just go ahead, and never mind the 
hard knocks. 

She said that "You never find a col- 
lection of clubs or sticks lying under a 
sour apple tree, but they are always un- 
der a tree which bears sweet, juicy fruit, 
because nobody bothers about the other 
kind!" 

Right to the point, is it not? 

During this same meeting Mrs. 
Butler had brought to me a tall man, in 
white robes, and by the description she 
gave, I for some unaccountable reason 



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placed him as a Mr. Stone, and never 
thought at the time of Mr. G. S. 

The next day I asked Roy if what 
had been accomplished on Sunday was 
all right. He said that it surely was, 
and that George was pleased. I said 
that I was sorry not to have placed 
George properly, and his next message 
contains a valuable bit of advice. 

"He laughed and said get away from 
that idea of individuality when doing 
work for the Master." 

"Hello. (Ruth.) Hurry. I am go- 
ing on the water. I like to see Leon 
when he gets on the water. ' ' Because I 
like it so well, I suppose. 

Later — "The more you sink your in- 
dividuality in the great and beautiful 
love of the Master, the more powerful 
does that individuality become." 

September 4th. "Tom is partly 
right. I am with the older ones most 
of the time, but I am with the younger 
ones some. 1-2-3. (On the third day 
we received a most interesting picture, 
about which more may be told some- 
time.) 

"Uncle Ed says are you going to 
Brockton Fair with us, dad'? He says 
he went with you to Marshfield. He 



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says are you going, Leon? He says 
you are some quitters! (We told him 
to wait until we were placed as lie was.) 
He says he is afraid he cannot stop 
around that long!" 

September 5th. The next message is 

from Reverend Dr. H , formerly of 

Brockton, Mass., and is directed to a 
dear friend of his, in that city. 

"Tell him, my friend, that I am 
pleased to talk to him, through this 
friend of his. It is all true, every bit, 
and a great deal more than they have 
told in the dear little volume, and I in- 
tend to help out with the second. Call 

me just A . We do not keep the 

titles in this life. (We spoke of the 
peculiar manner in which various peo- 
ple were brought into such different and 
strange relations with each other.) That 
is because we all gravitate to the places 
where we can meet those who are to help 
us in our upbuilding." 

"Hello. (Euth.) Is that big man 
gone ? Oh, he 's lovely ! ' ' 

September 6th. "I got that across, 
all right. I told Harmon today, and he 
was pleased. He said you wait till I 
can get at my mother that way." 

The night before, mother was sitting 



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down and looking at Roy's picture in his 
first book. Speaking about it, and 
about him, she finally remarked, " Isn't 
that one face in a thousand?" 

She hadn't the slightest idea of be- 
ing funny, but I picked it up and asked 
her if she were aware of the fact that 
the picture had been printed one thou- 
sand times, for the first edition! 

Then she realized that she had been 
the victim of another of the little jokes 
that are occasionally tried out on us! 

Only a little remark, but indicative of 
the powers of impression that are con- 
stantly in use upon mortals. For that 
reason it is best that all of us see to it 
that none but the best influences are 
drawn to us. For, as we so desire, and 
think, so are the corresponding desires 
and thoughts of those on the other side 
attracted to us. 

And how easy and plain would be the 
sailing, if on the other side were none 
but good influences, none that could 
harm us. It may be remembered that 
some months ago in the record Eoy 
spoke about the guardianship exercised 
over those who were not good. Why 
can we not here each one do his or her 
part in helping to keep those undesira- 



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bles where they belong, and that is, 
helpless until they can be taught truth 
and goodness? 

Once again is brought to our minds 
the thought that each one of us does not 
progress, either before or after leaving 
the body, only just so fast as we our- 
selves desire. And if we so desire, the 
helping hands of countless numbers can 
be reached out to lift us just as far as 
our education will permit. 

On the other hand, we can attract all 
the opposites, those that will pull us 
down, and drag us to their own level. 
Therefore, it is absolutely necessary 
that we do as taught in the Book of 
Books, " Follow in thy Master's foot- 
steps." And see to it that our guides 
are pure and good ones, who can and 
will help us on our way to Eternal light. 

September 11th. " Albert said he 
thought he would bring a friend along, 
and he says, 'We met Steve. Where's 
he going?' " 

Father had gone away that evening, 
and it was shortly after supper that I 
had played a certain song on the Vic- 
trola. As I walked out to the kitchen I 
was struck with the impression that it 
was a song that would have appealed 



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to Mr. S., a man who was struck by an 
automobile and killed, in Taunton, 
shortly before this. 

It was a terrible accident, and his go- 
ing, while sudden, must have been hard. 
I said to mother that I was almost posi- 
tive that he was present when I played 
that song. She said that when I started 
the record, another song had suddenly 
come into her mind, one that Albert 
usually uses to impress her. 

The two impressions having come to 
us, separately, and the fact that Mr. 

S had lived in the house formerly 

owned and occupied by Albert led us to 
feel that they were there together, es- 
pecially so as they were both connected 
some time ago with the New Haven 
Eailroad engine house at Taunton, and 
would naturally associate. 

Mr. S was a man that I had never 

seen smile, always very solemn when I 
met him on the street. I spoke of this 
characteristic as the one by which I best 
remembered him. 

"He tried to take this life just the 
same, but he got in with a poor crowd 
for that! (Meaning that he could not 
remain solemn very long where he then 
found himself.) 



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" Albert says tell your ma, Boy, that 
we didn't take you the way we did Bill." 

As we thought of such a thing, it sent 
a terrible feeling over us, and then a 
thankful one, to realize how fortunate 
we had been, as they have so many times 
told us. 

September 16th. I was going to 
Taunton. ' i You will see someone I was 
in High School with. (I did.) Hello. 
(Euth.) I want to be with you and dad 
and ma. Now what am I going to do? 
Watch me! 

"You will be pleased. (From Roy.) 
And also have to talk some, but be care- 
ful, and watch your words." This was 
also true. 

September 18th. "Mrs. C says 

'We (she and mother) have been firm 
friends ever since they decided to take 
me from that life.' " 

Here she took the board. "I have 
been with her (mother) many times. 
Sometimes she realized my presence. 
You have all been as faithful to this 
work as any persons grouped together 
that the spirit friends know of, and your 
reward lies in the future. Yes, I mean 
you will have the satisfaction of doing 
a wonderful work for the spirit world. 



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Keep right on, and the next five months 
will show great results. Now I will 
have to go for this time. (Be sure to 
come again.) Yes, I will have some- 
thing to say about your three." 

September 19th. " is al- 
most overwhelmed. He does not know 
how to express what he thinks. He 

thought he could find flaws, but . 

Must work tonight, so will not give 
much." 

September 21st. ' ' Tell the ftoys that, 
just because I am so happy, they must 
not try to get over here before they are 
called, because it would take so very 
long to atone for that sin. They must 
do their best in that life, which God 
gave them. 

"Tell anyone that asks, that they 
must not get the idea of foreordination 
from anything I have given. Each one 
has a band of helpers, or ministering 
spirits, who try to guide them in the 
good old way. But some are perverse 
and wilful, and, like children, want to go 
their own way, either believing, or try- 
in?: to believe, that they are doing right, 
and that the way they are led seems to 
some that it was planned from the be- 
ginning. Enough this time. ' ' 



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"Hello. (Ruth.) Oh, my Billy! 
Right in his eye ! Cold ! (When I came 
home that night I brought some ice 
cream, and mother was serving it, while 
I was standing near, talking about 
various happenings of the evening. She 
turned around from the table and 
dropped a spoonful of cream square in 
the cat's eye! He had turned around 
near her, and lifted his head at just the 
right, or wrong, moment! We laughed 
until we nearly cried, to watch him 
afterwards.) How did he happen to be 
there?" 

September 22nd. "Kate. She says 
Roy, you tell your people that book is 
just what is wanted everywhere. Mr. 

r s church members will enjoy it as 

much as Spiritualists, and he knows it. 
1.2-3-4-5." (On the fifth day we re- 
ceived a western letter from a man 
about whom we knew, a brother of one 
of the people mentioned in Roy's first 
book. Also, on the fifth day I received 
a copy of a paper containing a review 
of the book.) 

September 23rd. (Sunday morning.) 
"You will have reason to be pleased to- 
day. (This as I afterwards found out 
was meant for me, and I most surely 



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was, in an unexpected way.) Well, 
Leon, do you want a nice old fellow to 
go with ns^ (Of course I said yes, and 
wondered who it might be, among our 
friends over there. I thought of 
Albert, mentioned several times before, 
and asked if it were he.) Yes." 

At the meeting, the medium turned to 
me, shortly after she had commenced, 
and said, " There is a large letter A in 
front of you, which completely covers 
you from my sight." I laughed and 
said that I could account for it very 
well indeed. Later on she asked me 
who "Al" was, and I told her. I could 
almost see the old gentleman laughing 
when I spoke of the letter A. It would 
be just like him to give her that impres- 
sion just for a joke, because he knew 
so well that I was aware of his presence 
there. 

"Hello. (Ruth.) And if you listen 
real hard I will whisper in the left ear. " 

Later — Father, just before we sat 
down for the evening's session, had 
played a peculiar record, one far from 
musical, which the moment I heard the 
first notes so completely upset me (for 
I knew in a minute that it would hurt 
the sitting) that I started out of the 



SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 105 

back door, and for want of something to 
do thought I would set out the milk jar. 
Imagine my feelings when I found my- 
self out on the back porch with the 
kitchen clock in my hand, ready to set 
it down on the porch! 

The effect of the record is explained 
by the following messages. Further- 
more, I thought that it would disturb 
mother's conditions for the evening, 
but I afterwards found out that she had 
shut her door and so shut it out, but it 
got me, just the same. 

I have used and explained the inci- 
dent to show how careful we must be, 
because it is so easy to draw undesira- 
ble influences, which should be taught 
their place. 

"F K — — . (Who passed over 

some time ago.) Tell dad he says that 
when he plays such pieces that it brings 
such influences as he was. Insane! 
He says he does not want to see anyone 

else go or suffer as he did. Yes, H 

is here. He says he knew about 
F ." 

September 25th. " Grace is very 
happy. She says I want you to thank 
your mother for letting me come in and 
talk to her. (He is referring to the first 



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wife of a neighbor of ours, whose hus- 
band had passed over the night before.) 
Well, ma, you stay at home, but you are 
doing your bit, all right. Hello. (Ruth.) 
Oh, I am glad they have let that poor 
man out of his cage." The man just 
referred to, who had suffered consider- 
ably. 

September 27th. "Send a no- 
tice. 'Who hath not found the heaven 
below, will fail of it above. God's resi- 
dence is next to mine, His furniture is 
love.' Say, ma, you are in the world, 
but not of it. Returns are beginning to 
come in." From the first book. 

September 28th. "Getting nearer a 
long-sought goal. I was just consid- 
ering the Baptist minister! (During 
the day father had been told of a Bap- 
tist minister, who had, while visiting a 
certain family, noticed a copy of Roy's 
book, and liked it so much that he bor- 
rowed it!) Thev'll all be doing it!" 

September 29th. " 'The Lord's our 
Rock, in Him we hide.' News tomor- 
row. Where are you going Sunday, 
dad? Leave this for an hour." 

Later — "Better try that place Sun- 
day. (A certain meeting.) I think it 
will be 0. K," 



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At the meeting mentioned, which 
father attended as directed, the words 
chosen for the Scripture reading were 
those with which Reverend Dwight L. 
Moody opened his message to us in an 
earlier part of the record, when he said, 
"Beloved, now are we the sons of God, 
but it doth not yet appear what we shall 
be." 

This of course brought Dr. Moody's 
message to father's mind, and, having 
a copy of it in his pocket at the time, he 
took an opportunity, after the meeting 
had closed, to show it to the woman in 
charge. He was careful to fold the 
paper so that the name of the writer did 
not show. After she had read the mes- 
sage through, and remarked upon it, 
father turned the paper over. 

He told us afterwards that the wom- 
an then called to her husband and ex- 
claimed, "Why, Harry! This is from 
your cousin, Dwight Moody!" 

Father said afterwards that he was 
nearly taken off his feet, and we could 
not wonder at it either, when we saw 
how easily he had been led around to 
complete the little plan. 

I give the following, which came that 
Sunday night, and give it ahead of the 



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material which came Sunday morning, 
in order to keep this part complete. 

September 30th. Evening. ' ' Ha, Ha ! 
We got a line on dad, all right! Some 
fun, if 'twas Sunday ! ' ' And when Ruth 
came, she also said, "Oh, what fun." 

September 30th. Morning. The fol- 
lowing message is from a former well- 
known Boston pastor, and I feel per- 
fectly justified at this stage of the work 
to give his name, which he did at the 
end of his talk. I feel that it should 
be done because Roy's messages have 
reached the point when it seems desira- 
ble that this be done, wherever it is 
necessary to accomplish some definite 
purpose. 

"Self-renunciation must be a part of 
the development of every soul who 
would perfect themselves spiritually. 
That is, they must let the Christ-man 
reign supreme, and have full control of 
mind and body. Then will we see the 
superman. Light will come out of 
darkness, and order out of chaos, and 
the peace of God, which passeth all un- 
derstanding, will dwell in every heart. 

"How many times have I spoken 
those words, or words to that effect, and 
have had people gathering up their furs, 



SECOND LETTEES FROM ROY 109 

gloves, etc., and anxiously waiting for 
the 'Amen.' Hurrying to get to an ac- 
quaintance and to talk over almost any- 
thing but what the Churches stand for. 

"And I have known brother pastors 
who felt the same. We wondered what 
the trouble was, and questioned among 
ourselves. We all lacked the enthu- 
siasm of the feeling that the spirit 
friends were near; and yet, occasionally, 
some of us would quote St. Paul, and 
tell the people that we were ' Sur- 
rounded with so great a cloud of wit- 
nesses,' and leave with them that little 
thought, when we should have dared to 
give all that we knew, and so opened 
the way into a larger Spiritual under- 
standing. I shall give more later. Dr. 
Gumbart." 

Then Ruth came on. "Well, how 
goes it? Roy and I have just come in. 
(Where have you been ?) Stoughton. ' ' 

Later — After giving the messages 
previously recorded, concerning Dr. 
Moody, Roy referred to an article in a 
Boston paper, and about which he told 
us five days before, with one of the 
" Figure' 9 stunts! But we had missed 
seeing it, until mother took another 



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glance through the paper, just before 
throwing it away. 

"No news in the ? Better look 

carefully hereafter. Might miss some- 
thing meant for you especially." 

Father asked a certain question relat- 
ing to the railroad, some official changes 
which had been made, and how a certain 
person liked his new position. 

"We are more pleased with this bus- 
iness. We don't give as much thought 
to the railroad as we did. Soaring 
higher." 

October 1st. "Tell them now, in our 
new book, that mother made you cut 
out Bernstorff 's name, for she, as usual, 
was afraid of having trouble!" 

To explain — on Page 83 of the first 
book, under date of January 31st, a 
blank line will be found drawn in the 
middle of the message, immediately pre- 
ceding the remark, "Only one of 
many," and followed by "But wait. 
That is all I am allowed to say." 

The name which he gave at the time, 
and for which the blank line was sub- 
stituted, was Bernstorff, and which, as 
Eoy says, mother made me strike from 
the copy, while I felt inclined to use it! 

The developments of September, 



SECOND LETTEKS FROM KOY 111 

1917, have proved that he was right, and 
when I took home the daily paper con- 
taining news of the first exposures, I 
asked mother if she were not sorry that 
she made me cut it out of the book! 
Still, as we look back, it would not have 
been just the right thing to do to use 
it, only Roy takes this method of mak- 
ing it known at this time. 

" ' These are they who have come up 
out of great tribulation.' Uncle Levi. 
One of a thousand, he says! Oh, you 
should have seen him laugh!" He re- 
fers to the incident of September 6th. 

October 3rd. He here refers to some- 
thing of considerable interest to us, 
which we asked him to do; something 
which was a great help to mother, and 
which he did for her. 

"I can do anything you want; when 
you really want it, just ask." 

He knew very well while making this 
statement that we would not abuse, or 
try to abuse, this privilege, by asking 
for anything selfish or unnecessary. 

This should be the basis upon whicL 
all prayers are based, of course; and his 
remark, while a simple statement, 
means much, not only for us, but for all, 
in that the power of prayer is unlimited. 



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October 4th. " James A. Garfield. 
(We expressed our surprise, and pleas- 
ure if he were present.) Yes, he 's here. 
He says the worst part of the war is 
over, but there will come a time when 
there will be a clashing between reli- 
gious sects, but that will be mostly a 
war of words. 

" And that will be because they do not 
want to give up their power, and take 
Christ for their pattern. 

"It has begun somewhat already; and 
he says my book is to have a great bear- 
ing and effect on the times. People 
who scoff will not scoff at my book. It 
will put them to thinking. 

"You were right when you told Mrs. 
Winslow that God took me to do a great 
work. That's what made you say it. 
I, with others. 

"Hello. (Ruth. This evening my 
aunt had called us up, and during the 
conversation wanted to know if we 
would ask Ruth if she had been to a 
meeting a night or two before, because 
during this meeting the man giving the 
messages had told my aunt that her si? 
ter's little girl was there to see her. 
Mother is the only one of the sisters 
who has a daughter. We also spoke of 



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Ruth's unwillingness to be called 
" little, " and wondered what she would 

say.) Yes, you tell Aunt J I went 

down for a little minute, just to see if 
he would see me. Tell her I am not 
little, unless Leon is!" 

Then Roy — "You will hear from 
someone you don't expect, and from 
M ." 

October 5th. It was planned that I 
meet a certain minister the next after- 
noon, one whom we had known some 
years ago. 

"What are you going to tell 

for mel (I tried to understand what 
was wanted, but could not.) Well, tell 
him I'm after the clergy on that side, 
and that those on this side are very 
anxious to help. (Meaning the clergy- 
men who had passed over.) 

"They lead the people, or are sup- 
posed to!" 

I believe that this message has a bear- 
ing on and connection with that given 
on September 30th by Dr. Gumbart, in- 
dicating that even the pastors them- 
selves know of their failure to hold their 
entire church folk. 

If one studies Dr. Gumbart 's highly 
important message it will be found to 



114 SECOND LETTEKS FROM ROY 

contain an explanation of much that has 
puzzled and discouraged many pastors. 
The keynote of the explanation being 
that if the ministers had taught all that 
they knew was true, then would they 
have been able to exercise far better 
leadership over their people, because 
the very Essence of the Truth would 
have been made clear to all, instead of . 
partial teaching, which failed to satisfy 
and to comfort in time of need. 

And not only in time of need, but in 
days of joy and of gladness, hours which 
were bright with hopes, would they 
have learned to give thanks to the 
Powers that were, which had given 
them all that was theirs to enjoy. 

However, much can be learned at this 
time, from such men as Dr. Ghimbart 
and the former Brockton pastor men- 
tioned before, by study of their mes- 
sages, and practical application of 
them to our daily lives. 

October 7th. 9 :15 A. M. Ruth came 
first and said, " Hello. Roy has not got 
home yet." (She then named a town 
on the north shore of Massachusetts, 
where, for reasons known to us, Roy 
had recently been interested. After a< 
message or two from her, Roy came on.) 



SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 115 

"Say, I nearly got left on this boat! I 
had a great time. Say, I wish you 
could see the surf. (We could easily 
imagine what it must have been, on this 
perfect autumn morning.) 

" thinks we are pretty well ac- 
quainted with Church affairs." He 
named the pastor with whom I had 
talked the day before. 

Later — for the past week or ten days, 
mother had continually called for a cer- 
tain record, a waltz. We could not un- 
derstand why it so persistently re- 
mained in her head. 

Finally I said that it must be that 
someone on the other side was es- 
pecially fond of it, and also that it must 
be someone who had not been in the 
habit of coming to us, at least so 
strongly as to be known. 

As mother called for it again just be- 
fore our sitting, I again remarked that 
I would like to know to whom it be- 
longed, as one might say. 

"Can't you guess? Harold H . 

Yes, he is coming along fine. Hazel is 
with Hal quite a lot." Both of these 
young people belonged in Taunton, 
Mass., were known to Roy, and both had 



116 SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 

passed over within a year of this writ- 
ing. 

A striking bit of evidence ! More es- 
pecially to those who knew them. 

"And yet 'There is no proof that can 
be relied on!' 

"And when they have studied so as to 
be able to help and lead the people, do 
you think they are going to allow some 
of the common herd to come out from 
their ignorance and blazon anything of 
the sort to the world ? No. They must 
entreat, and exhort, and pray, and tell 
poor, suffering humanity to trust in 
God ! Well, our Father says, l Prove Me 
this day, and see how great a thing I 
will do unto you.' 

(He had been aroused by certain re- 
marks made by one man.) 

"Well, that's what some men in a 
position of power try to do ; to make the 
people believe on who? Them- 
selves. 

"What's the difference between these 
same men, and some that they are 
storming about now? 

"That's what I like about that man 
Wilson. He does what he thinks is 
right, and yet tries to please the people ; 
but I tell you, that is some task. 



SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 117 

(I remarked on his use of the word 
task, where ordinarily, and to tell the 
truth we were expecting him to use the 
expression, "That is some job!" I 
said that he evidently wanted this 
evening's messages in his book just as 
they were, with nothing eliminated.) 

"Yes, I'm not going to let ma try so 
hard not to offend, if I see a place where 
I perhaps can help someone by speak- 
ing right out. I do not mean to throw 
down ma, but she tries too hard to keep 
peace ! We Ve got some great help, and 
we do not see why those people do not 
want the same." 

(ThenEuth.) "Hello. Has he fin- 
ished? (Are you getting very impa- 
tient ?) No, but Roy does not want sup- 
posed Christians to come quite so near 
denying Christ's resurrection. George 
says we can see farther than you, and 
there always has to be about so much 
doubt, where the 'Adam' man is con- 
cerned." 

October 8th. ' ' Professor James. He 
says some would deny any truth in Spir- 
itualism with their last breath. He 
says hasn't he given enough himself? 
(Of proof.) And think of the millions 
beside ! 



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" And tell anyone who wants to know 
why they cannot do as you have done, 
that we decided that it was the best for 
ma, as it would not be so hard for her, 
and that she lacked confidence in her- 
self. Also to take the place of the 
games (which he and she used to play 
so often) as she is not, and has not been 
well for years. 

"For those who say that this is what 
makes her health poor, that is where 
they make their mistake, because she is 
a born medium, and if she had given up 
to it when she first knew she had those 
powers, she would have had good health 
now! 

"When she rallied a little from the 
shock of my change, that verse from 
Malachi, (third chapter, tenth verse) 
was constantly in her mind. It had al- 
ways made a strong impression on her, 
and she felt that she must put it to the 
test, with the result you can see. She 
certainly has proved it. 

"She felt that she was passing under 
the rod for some great good for human- 
ity. Now she does not feel that it was 
a rod, for she knows that she has been 
able to help a few who were much in 
need. 



SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 119 

"And also Leon. He can stand up 
for what lie knows is true, and nothing 
else can take its place ; and they all can 
sing that hymn with a vim, that they 
were half-hearted about before — 'But 
I know whom I have believed.' Guess 
that's enough." 

"Hello. (Ruth.) Oh, well, I've had 
to wait quite a minute ! (In answer to 
a remark.) Roy did not know how much 
he would have to say." 

October 9th. "Taunton next Sun- 
day? (Yes, sir!) That's the boy! In 
other words, that is what the doctor 
orders! Edna is around more lately. 
(She is full of fun.) 

"Hello. (Ruth.) Where's kitten? 
Why, he ought to be in father's lap! 
(Father took him up from his position 
curled up on the rug.) Ha, ha! I did 
what I wanted to!" 

"Ma is troubled because I said in my 
first book that thinking never hurt any- 
one yet. What I meant was construc- 
tive thinking. Of course, I suppose 
there is a sort of idle thinking which 
can do harm to the one that does it. Or 
perhaps, evil thoughts, but you know 
those always, like chickens, come home 
to roost. 



120 SECOND LETTEKS FROM ROY 

" And right here let me say that I do 
not think boys, natural boys, are very 
often troubled with that kind of 
thought.' ' 

October 10th. "Yes, I am rolling the 
ball around to just about where I want 
it. (He refers to a certain pastor whom 
he wanted to make acquainted with our 

work.) Tell H Y 1 am glad to 

see my brother keeping good company! 
(I was going to a concert that evening 
with the man mentioned.) Grandma 
and I will look in, too." 

October 11th. "1-2-3-4-5. (On the 
fifth day from this, or October 16th, we 
received a letter from the minister re- 
ferred to on the 10th, speaking of the 
work, and stating that he had ordered a 
copy of our book.) 

October 12th. '"8. (On the eighth 
day mother received a palm from a 
friend of hers, which, although we knew 
it was coming sometime, we did not 
have the slightest idea just when.) 
Clarence Wing. (A former conductor 
on the New Haven Railroad.) Yes, he 
said he heard that the boys could make 
themselves known here. Calvin 
brought him. 'Well,' he says. 'He is 
very glad to come. It seems good to 



SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 121 

find this in a home circle. Wish there 
were more.' Well, he says, he tried to 
be. (When the folks remarked upon 
his character, and that he was always 
square. I might mention the fact that 
he was on the water before working on 
the railroad.) 

" Going some! Grover says, 'I told 
Roy we would make her seasick!' " 
Mother had just experienced some very 
peculiar sensations, somewhat similar 
to that of the nature mentioned, and 
felt as if her chair were rocking, in a 
heavy swell! 

Nothing harmful of course, and ap- 
parently done in a spirit of fun, to see 
what she would say! 

October 13th. " Hello. Roy is not 
here yet. (Ruth.) Nellie Whittier. 
(Then Roy.) Oh, say! 'Most got left! 

"Ma was on the couch, and I thought 
she would get asleep. 

" 'When thou passest through the 
waters, I will be with thee, and through 
the rivers they shall not overflow thee. 
When thou walkest through the fire 
thou shalt not be burned; neither shall 
the flame kindle upon thee, for the Lord 
thy God, the Holy One of Israel, is thy 
Saviour.' I will tell you tomorrow 



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who gave that. Fun Sunday, kid. You 
-wait and you will see. You will come 
home full, all right! (Meaning that I 
would have a great deal to say when I 
reached home.) Keep your eyes open. 
Go to bed early and get a good sleep, 
and don't guess. You ought to see Ed. 
Get your news?" It will perhaps be 
of interest to note that on October 7th 
he gave us the figures which would 
bring us up to the 13th, on which day 
mother received an interesting word 
from a friend at the army camp at Ayer, 
JMass. 

October 14th. " Hello. (Ruth.) Oh, 
my, Pm going! (Here we received a 
message from my great-uncle, whose 
name is Israel. In this case, one and 
one must be put together, and the nec- 
essary two made, because on the 13th 
Roy said that he would let us know who 
gave us the quotation from the Bible. 
Simple enough before, if we had taken 
the pains to think it over long enough.) 

"Come home sober!" Referring to 
his previous slang expression when he 
said that I would come home "Full!" 

Later — "Oh, happy day! Didn't I 
tell you George and I were going to 
wake folks up! (I had had several 



SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 123 

pleasing incidents to relate to the fam- 
ily, concerning Roy's book, and its work 
in Taunton.) How did you happen to 
go in that car? (Referring to an inter- 
esting incident on the train.) Ed is 
happy. Well, I am not tired any more, 
only as some people make me! Same as 
the . (A certain Boston news- 
paper.) 

(A little slip had been made in a 
Taunton newspaper, and through a 
typographical error, a review of Roy's 
book had stated that he had passed on 
after leaving Taunton; a mistake which 
we could see might have happened very 
easily. However, we spoke of it and 
asked Roy what he had to say concern- 
ing his history! This paper had given, 
at the time of Roy's funeral services, a 
very good notice of them.) 

"Such a celebration, and then to have 
so soon forgotten! Memory needs jog- 
ging! (Mother said why Roy! You 
are heartless.) Not so you would 
notice it! Oh, say, kid! After all my 
work, she calls me heartless! O. K." 

While first recording the above for 
the book, I had my misgivings about 
placing it in the record. After second 
thought, I have come to the conclusion 



124 SECOND LETTEKS PROM ROY 

that it has its purpose here, although 
perhaps not seen at first glance. 
To my mind, if it can help anyone, 
in spite of its apparent "Heartless- 
ness," as mother said, to feel that the 
change which is looked upon by so many 
as such an awful thing is really nothing 
but a most beautiful change for the one 
who goes; that is, taking it for granted 
that his life here was all right, and that 
those left here are the only ones who 
suffer, then it has its message. 

Par be it from us to attempt to re- 
move the slightest bit of tender feel- 
ing from those who are obliged to look 
their last on the physical part of their 
loved one; but rather to lift them into a 
realization of the spiritual and of 
course the only real and lasting body. 
The body hidden, in most cases, from 
the physical eye, but nevertheless none 
the less real and visible to those at- 
tuned to it, either in the spirit world, or 
in this one. 

October 15th. "Tell Aunt Julie 
there is a change coming into her sur- 
roundings. It will be better if she 
moves cautiously, than if she jumps. 

read the book in the train." (See 

January 21st.) 



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October 16th. Mother called for a 
piano record on the Victrola. One of 
the Nocturnes was played, and Roy gave 
the name of Granville Reynolds. He 
was known to mother's people, when 
she was a young girl, Reynolds then be- 
ing a man of about forty years of age. 

"He played that, if you remember, at 
your home that evening when he called. 
Oh, he says. He is so sorry.you left off 

lessons with . He says he 

passed through the change not long 
after. He says it was better for him, 
for he was worn out. He says your 
singing days are not over, by any means. 
He says you may put his name right 
in!" 

"Hello. (Ruth.) Oh, I went to Jor- 
dan's with Aunt Gertie, and Aunt 
Nellie. (The former is in earth life, 
and the latter has been on the other side 
for about forty years.) And also when 
a boy I found in town went about Roy's 
book, and to R. H. White's. I like to!" 
(Meaning myself!) 

At this point I began to experience 
a very peculiar sensation, almost as if 
I were on a boat, or ship, and it was 
rocking. That is the way it felt at first, 
and I at once thought that it was the im- 



126 SECOND LETTERS FROM ROY 

pression given me by one who had for- 
merly been connected with the seas. 
However, the sensation soon changed 
from its original form, and I could not 
explain it. 

I closed my eyes, and got the name 
of Frank, and the first two letters, as 
I thought, of the last name. I got the 
" Ch ' ' and could get no further. Mother 
said, "Do you want me to help?" I 
said yes. She said DuCharme. By 
this time, I could feel something similar 
to a strong electric current running 
over my body, from hip to ankle. I 
could also feel rather a sharp pain over 
my heart. 

Father placed the man as one elec- 
trocuted within a few weeks of this 
time. I could then understand my sen- 
sations, but was not exactly pleased to 
know that he had come to me, until Roy 
gave the following. "You may get 
more. You don't need to be afraid. 
He cannot get close, but he does not 
want to do any more harm. You 
passed someone he knew today, and he 
was with them. He finds that they 
shun him, and they told him he might 
get help from you folks." 

Then I realized that he had come for 
help, and simply wished to be recog- 



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nized, and in that way gain strength for 
further progress. He evidently had 
been told, having met me on the street, 
that in all probability we could receive 
his impressions, and thereby help him. 
Of course, after learning the circum- 
stances, we were glad to do so, but it is 
only another link in the chain of evi- 
dence which demands that every man do 
his best, and avoid the punishment 
which must inevitably follow wrong- 
doing. This man had probably been 
held in that same condition since his 
passing, until he could be helped out of 
it, and I believe that it must really have 
been hell so far as he was concerned, as 
his condition must have been something 
terrible, judging from the little with 
which he impressed me. A few 
moments of the real unadulterated sen- 
sation would be all that I would care 
for! Anything more than that would 
constitute as much a purgatory as could 
be imagined! Furthermore, when one 
realizes that the spiritual sensations 
are so much more intense than these 
physical feelings, it is hard to imagine 
what many poor souls must go through, 
in their atonement for something which 



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had been committed against the laws of 
God and Nature. 

October 17th. "Hello. (Ruth.) Oh, 
those poor little things! It's too bad 
their pa is no pa! (She refers to some 
little children, that had come to the at- 
tention of my aunt.) Roy says he is 
below par!" 

(Then Roy.) "Ma has been worked 
up about — — . (He named a man who 
had recently dropped just a word, but 
that word concealed, or half -concealed, 
considerable sarcasm relative to our 
work. I asked Roy if he could tell us 
just how the man really felt.) 

"Curious, but not willing to admit 
that there is any truth in it. How they 
can do such a thing, he doesn't see! 
That was settled years ago, he says! 
Oh, it is to laugh! And some day he'll 
find that his little perch has been pulled 
out from under him! We lie in the 
ground till the trumpet shall sound! 
Oh, Boy! 

"When the roll is called will they be 
there? I'm afraid they will have to 
stay after school and kick the old Adam 
off! 

"His wife is interested, but would 



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she say so ? No, Sir ! But she is think- 
ing." 

October 18th. "Tell Aunt Ellen she 
is some ally, and I'll find Tom, and see 
what I can get from him for her. (Her 
brother in spirit life. The woman men- 
tioned had shown her copy of Roy's 
book to a number of people, and told 
them some of the things it contained. 
She was so much interested in it that 
her enthusiasm showed itself in that 

manner.) is just crazy about it. 

thinks it's 'Kind o' strange, but 

guess it's them, all right!' 

"Louise says that what you have been 
doing has had a good effect on her 
folks." 

October 20th. "Spurgeon. (Mother 
discovered a few days afterward that 
this man's son had passed over on the 
day that Roy gave us his name. This 
was not known at the time to us, in fact 
I never had heard the name, and mother 
had not heard of it for years.) That 
was a favorite chapter with him. (The 
fourteenth chapter of St. John.) Well, 
now. Wasn't there something doing 
today? (When the palm previously 
mentioned came. It was a beautiful 
plant. Roy had finally succeeded in 



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getting it, having been after his mother 
for a year to get one, that is, for the year 
just preceding this incident.) 

" talks to everyone he can get a 

chance to, about it. (The book.) He 
is some advertising medium.' ' 

At this point I asked a question, as 
to whether or not I might expect an 
answer from a certain man, to whom I 
had written on the 7th of October. 

" Looking for news? 3-3-3.' ' (On 
the third day I received a very pleasing 
little note from the man mentioned, in 
answer to mine. More will be found on 
the 23rd.) 

October 21st. We were speaking of 
certain people, and the way and manner 
in which various kinds must enter the 
next life. 

"Some do sleep, or its equivalent, for 
a time, but if they want to be doing 
things as bad as some of us did, the 
sleep is short." 

October 22nd. Father had attended a 
meeting the previous evening, and had 
received a very beautiful spiritual mes- 
sage. It was so different from so many 
messages, regarding such material mat- 
ters, and about which so many are anx- 
ious. 



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Do not misunderstand me. I feel 
that it is perfectly all right for one 
sorely tried or troubled to seek the 
necessary help. But so much of the 
stuff, for it is nothing else, is heard, and 
especially on Sunday evenings, that the 
tendency on the part of many is to lose 
sight of the true and proper spiritual at- 
titude, which is so necessary. 

Much could be written on this one 
important point, but it is sufficient in 
this work that I state that everyone 
ought to do their part towards raising 
the standard of each and every meeting 
held, no matter where, and to avoid all 
tendencies to let the drift of the mes- 
sages run toward many petty, small, 
inconsequential things. What is the 
difference a hundred, fifty, or one year 
from now, whether or not we find out 
that "We shall meet that person 
again/ ' "Find that lost article," or (I 
heard this particular question person- 
ally) "Shall I go to that party next 
week?" Small wonder that many 
mediums sometimes lose patience ! Let 
us try to eliminate it all, once and for 
all! 

Father said that he could not help but 
notice some of the things that a few in 



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the meeting had asked about. 

"That is just right. They could not 
get any spiritual message because their 
minds were on themselves, and they 
were anything but 'Meek and lowly.' " 

Here he paused for a few moments, 
and the conditions seemed peculiar, and 
unusual. 

' i Before Abraham was, I was. ' ' We 
could not find out who was using the 
board. Another pause. "Yet we al- 
ways had a cross before our eyes. ,, 

Here mother closed her eyes, and 
gave us her impressions, which dealt 
with olden-time conditions. 

"Fine. Hear more about this in the 
next few weeks." 

October 23rd. ' ' What do you think of 
3 ? (I had received a note from the man 
referred to on the 20th.) Hello. 
(Ruth.) I saw your letter a good many 
hours before you did!" 

October 24th. ' ' Some people thought 
it was strange that you did not put on 
mourning when I made the change. 
Aunt Nellie said that 'She will put on 
the blackest she can find if we don't ar- 
range all that.' 

"Tell them, Leon, that mother-mine 
and I never believed in it for others. 



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She always said that one can feel so 
much worse, and it makes everyone who 
sees it feel more or less sad. 

"Nevertheless, she would have for- 
gotten all that if they hadn't made her 

get her clothes ready for what? 

She did not know. She also urged me 
to get mine ready, too. Glad we did, 
now! It is not right to put on black 
when anyone steps into the other room 
that they are ready for; just the same as 
going into a higher grade." 

"Hello. (Ruth.) I stayed with 
mother all day. ' ' During a hard storm. 

October 27th. \ ' i Dare to be a Daniel. 
Dare to stand for right.' In other 
words, when you know you are right, do 
not let any other human being or per- 
son try to talk you out of it. Aunt 

Isabel, Mrs. C 's sister. Sheldon 

says well they had our bodies anyhow, 
Roy." (Referring to a drowning acci- 
dent.) 

October 28th. After I had read a cer- 
tain passage of Scripture, Roy said, 
"Ma, ask what they wanted that one 
for. 

"This applies to your case, for the 
Lion of Judah shall break every chain, 
and give us victory again and again." 



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Later— "Hello. (Ruth.) I was 
down there (with father) but I got 
home first. (About fifteen minutes be- 
fore father came in, we had heard an 
unusual noise in the kitchen, with noth- 
ing there to cause it, the cat being in 
the dining room with us. I asked Ruth 
who had made that noise in the 
kitchen.) Steve! (This was the name 
by which father, Roy and myself were 
commonly known, and, while in lighter 
moods he generally calls me "The kid" 
it was almost always "Steve" when 
directly addressed. I remarked on her 
use of the name, and cannot recollect 
that she has done it before.) 

"He likes it. The boys speak of him 
as Steve." Then Roy. 

"Alan says that the time is not far 
distant when there shall be an altar in 
a great many homes. He is longing for 
the time when all peoples shall dwell to- 
gether in Unity, but there must be a 
tremendous change in many hearts. 

"This war is bringing many together 
in one common cause. The love of, and 
to. God is the only way it can be brought 
about. Man shall not live for himself 
alone, and the more the leaders preach 
Christ and Him crucified the sooner will 



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come the time that men of God have 
been working and praying for. 

" God's love, through Christ, must 
dwell in every heart, and it will. You 
may have noticed the number of grand 
names who have been called from your 
life when it seemed that they could not 
be spared. That was to further the 
great work here." 

October 29th. "I've brought a new 
one tonight — a young priest. 

"He says he does not see why there is 
so much dissension among people who 
call themselves Christians. He says 
you find it everywhere. He and Alan 
are very friendly, and are working 
along the same lines. (I asked him if 
it were not a thankless task sometimes.) 
Oh, no, he says. You would be sur- 
prised could you know how the tide is 
turning. Why, it must, he says, for 
there is only one God, and His Divine 
Son, Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. 
God sent Him to the world as He saw 
the need of putting Himself in man's 
form to satisfy many, as He knew there 
were many who would not believe un- 
less they could see with their eyes. 
A^ain, the Adam man had to have the 
physical," 



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' ' Quit it for this time, better luck 
Tuesday.' ' 

" Hello. (Euth.) Oh, my! What a 
bother." 

Our telephone had been ringing a 
number of times, on account of a wrong 
connection, and as a result we were get- 
ting disturbed. 

October 30th. " Uncle Levi says, 
'Why, everyone has those spells. You 
are no different. I have known times 
when my faith was so weak it would 
hardly remove an ant hill, let alone 
mountains I' I then asked him if he 
would be with me the next night. 

(I was going to a lodge meeting down 
home.) "I enjoy seeing a crowd of men 
get together in a good cause. Of 
course, there are times when we enjoy 
the society of the better sex, but we do 
enjoy getting by ourselves sometimes. 
(This was given just as he would have 
said it while in the body, mother says. 
Very slowly and cautiously, when he 
knew that he was standing a good 
chance of stirring up some of the wom- 
en-folks! He was very good-hearted, 
and full of fun, and liked to say some- 
thing, stroking his chin all the while, 
that would cause the family to 'get go- 



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ing.' Mother said that it seemed so 
natural to have a remark like that come 
through the board, that, all else aside, 
she would have known that it was he!) 

"Well, we will leave last night's con- 
tinuance till later, because the elements 
are very much disturbed. " 

"Heilo. (Ruth.) Oh, I'm glad we 're 
all in here tonight." 

October 31st. We had company that 
night, my Aunt Hattie, a very jolly 
little lady, as will be seen when Roy 
gets to talking to her, and we had a de- 
lightful session for several reasons. 

"Well, well. Hello, old sport? Uncle 
Scott told me to say it! (How she 
laughed!) Well, she was long enough 
about getting here, but she brought 
some crowd with her. 

"Aunt Hattie, do you know why you 
call ma i Little Sister?' Aunt Nellie 
makes you! (She had called mother 
that for years, for no apparent reason, 
as she herself was smaller than 
mother.) 

"Grandma is here. I am very glad 
you came, so you could hear us talk! 
Now we must take up where we stopped 
Monday. 

"Ruth says Good-bye!" 



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" People must have the physical un- 
til they grow out of those conditions. 
The body craves the material, the soul 
aspires to the divine, always looking to 
God. He (the young priest) says tell 
you that your boys are going to do a 
good work among the young men which 
is much needed. ! 

"The girls are supposed to be brought 
up in homes and under mothers' care, 
and we cannot see how they can be any- 
thing but what they should be, when 
they think of what a power for good 
they can be in some man's life. For 
there is no good girl but what can be a 
strong helper in many lives." 

"I will ask him to come again if you 
like. Father ." 

"Hattie, don't stay away so long 
again, or I'll have Carrie cut you off her 
visiting list! (This was my grandma, 
and it sounded so much like her that 
Aunt Hattie noticed it before we found 
out just who it was.) I'm going to ask 
you to come often." 

The rest of the session was personal. 

November 2nd. "Dr. Muck should 
be compelled to play the Star Spangled 
Banner, or asked to resign! 

"Dad's got me on a slant! (His pic- 



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ture on the table was tilted, and he 
noticed it.) Where is she? (Aunt 
Hattie had gone home that day.) She 
sneaked out when I was gone! Next 
time I will lock the door. And then 
she probably will get out on the flag 
pole! (How we screamed when we 
thought of such a thing!) Hello. 
(Ruth). We had a great time." 

" Don't be surprised at anything you 
may hear within a week or two." 

November 3rd. " November 13th. 
(On that date we received a copy of a 
review of Roy's book, which came from 
Portland, Oregon, and was a surprise to 
us.) Got me under a bower. (The 
next day was mother's birthday, and 
the table had several bouquets on it, 
Roy's picture being under them.) Say, 
looks like a party. Hello. (Ruth.) Oh, 
my mother's birthday once more! Too 
bad you got such a cold. What do you 
want to do such things for? I don't! 
Well, you should see the railroad men 
looking in! (On account of the un- 
usual number of flowers, I suppose, as 
well as the fact that it was 'The night 
before!') 

"That Ayer pun she sprung was aw- 
ful! (Mother had made a pun on the 



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name of the town, and Roy made an- 
other!) i 

" . (Naming a Taunton man.) 

Say, you ought to see him. Why, he 
says, that's Roy. No one can fooi him 
on that!" After he had read Roy's 
book. 

November 4th. "Dr. Gumbart says 
he considers Christianity and true Spir- 
itualism one and the same. He says 
how any one can call themselves Chris- 
tians and condemn Spiritualism is be- 
yond him. i 

"And he cannot understand Spirit- 
ualists that think they don't have to be 
Christians. 

"To be truly one of either, one must 
of necessity be of both. The sooner 
each stops throwing mud, the quicker 
will your world get the peace about 
which you are hearing more or less 
every day. More later." 

The foregoing is worthy of deep con- 
sideration. 

Within twenty-four hours of writing 
this part of the record I have talked 
with a man who knew Dr. Gumbart 
well. I find that he was a thoroughly 
manly man, as well as spiritual, as be- 
fore explained. He was a man that 



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would have detested the elements of so- 
called Spiritualism which have given it 
the black eye that it experienced some 
years ago, and which, I am happy to 
find, is being eliminated by the faithful 
workers of today. He would have done 
his best to expose the fakes, and to keep 
the standard of the work where it 
should be. 

Later — "But the cry of the human 
heart is to know more about the future 
life. So many homes broken by death 
makes humanity question. But they 
are not willing to listen to those who 
scorn anything which will give a glim- 
mer of hope from their loved ones. 
And they are right. Those who can 
bring comfort in these much troubled 
times are messengers from the Spirit 
world, and should be looked upon as 
such. 

"And no matter how they may cry it 
down, they know it is the truth. That 
will be all now. Thank you." 

Later, from Roy. "Who told you I 
was dead? I'd like to see the one! Oh, 

happy day! Mr. would like to 

have his evenings so well occupied. 
He'll break in here some time! O. K." 

November 8th. "Now I will tell you 



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that every real artist is controlled, 
whether he wants it or not. That old 
hymn that some people do not like be- 
cause it does not leave their ego a 
chance to shine, is very appropriate 
when one understands this philosophy. 
I refer to 'Oh, to be Nothing.' For 
whether they know it or not, they are 
controlled by some spirit. 

" You will soon hear much talk among 
those whose views are narrow about 
God. They prefer to think of God as 
being some wonderful Being on a 
throne, with a few chosen ones. 

"And nearly always those same per- 
sons have an unexpressed idea that they 
will be one of the chosen! Caught up 
into Heaven at the sound of the trum- 
pet, and they are mighty sure that Spir- 
itualists will go down below! 

"Well, not so you would notice it! 
0. K." 

November 9th. "Tell just what 

I said. Tell them if they read my book 
they would know me better. Tell them 
that I was always willing to be friends 
with everyone, and did not know why 
myself. But now I find that it was all 
in the plan, so that I could help people 
to live your life better. That's all." 



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November 10th. "Tell the doctor 
that ma is not going to let them put one 
over on her again. (She had sent me 
to the doctor for some minor trouble, 
and what Roy meant was that they had 
'put one over' when they took him as 
quietly as they did!) 

"Bet we do, though, where she does 
not expect!" 

November 11th. I was going to 
Taunton, and the first messages are 

from Earl C , mentioned several 

times, to his family. 

"Ask my folks how they would like 
to have me over in the trenches. No, 
sir! Not for mine. Some of them reach 
home all right. Now my folks know 
that I am better off than they can 
imagine, and I am going to do my best 
for them if they will only ask me to help 
them in every way they want." 

Then Roy. "Ask P if he does 

not realize our presence some. It's go- 
ing to help him more than he can think 
of if he will only let us. " 

November 12th. "Well, say. You 
fixed some Sunday! I wanted you to 
know how she liked it. You want all 
sides, you know, and she is the only one 
that don't like it. Doesn't that speak 



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well for it? (On Sunday morning Roy 
had told me to ask a certain woman how 
she liked his book, with the result that 
for once I didn't get an answer to my 
complete liking). 

"C is so surprised. He has been 

reading it all day. N would like 

to know more, but does not dare. 
Don't tell anyone that they grow old 
here, that is, in connection with the 
physical. Do you know why I didn't 
tell you about that news? (A letter 
that day.) Had no chance after I found 
it out myself. 

4 * Don't waste valuable time now. 
You will have to change your ideas 
some, and break away from old condi- 
tions and associations, and going where 
those people are does not help you any. 
In fact they are so material that they 
take away from you. 

(Some people that were all right, 
only so far behind the times.) 

" Tommy K and Laura were 

honest and said what they thought." 
(On the preceding Sunday I had heard 
that the ' Laura' mentioned had said, 
when told of the book, * Impossible. 
Why, he could not keep serious long 
enough to write a book ! ' ' Tommy ' had 



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said something similar, showing that 
it would have been impossible for me 
alone to have written it! I fully agree 
with them, and place the credit where 
it belongs.) 

November 13th. "I wish you would 
try and not speak of anything you want 
to know about, because it is not the 
medium's fault if she should try and 
answer; or make herself so positive that 
we cannot give what we have all lined 
up. 

"And you had better not speak of 
what you see or hear in the dark room 
until you have been sitting for some 
time in silence. 

"You will hear from someone soon 
that you have not heard from for a long 
time." 

November 14th. "A H . I 

told you that I was going to help with 
the second volume. Well, don't you 
think that we need everything that will 
help? No matter how trivial it may 
seem to some; for when we find good re- 
spectable persons following in the steps 
of the world's people and utterly disre- 
garding teachings that they have lis- 
tened to many, many times, it goes to 
show that there is some very strong, 



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subtle force working in and through the 
universe, creeping stealthily forward 
until its very cruelty and wantonness 
destroys itself. 

" Because that life, which you are 
striving with the whole world to live, is 
only a school where God means for 
every soul to learn their lessons. But 
many, yes, very many, are wholly indif- 
ferent to everything that is open and 
aboveboard. 

"The kaiser says, 'Me and Gott.' 
They don't appear to even think of God. 
That beautiful message which was 
read tonight (Matt. 5) seems to be a 
thing of the past. Not so, for God 
never changeth, and if He appears to 
fail us, be sure it is our own fault, and 
every wrong must be made right. 

"Jesus is the same yesterday, today, 
and forever, and if He were here with 
you now in man's form He would do 
just the same as He did when He came 
to this earth before. But you will hear 
men cry that if He were here, He would 
not do the same; thinking that as the 
world has progressed so much that He 
would realize that He was behind the 
times. 

"And for those who are inclined to 



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consider Him — if they do think there 
ever was such a Man — a mollycoddle, if 
they will leave their booze and the 
things that always go with it alone long 
enough to get their befuddled brains, 
which they have abused so long, clear 
enough to stop and think, the world will 
be a little better off! 

"I think I will not give more tonight, 
but shall very soon if agreeable. Your 
Eoy is a wonderful boy, and please tell 
Malcolm Taylor that he is just the same 
in this life as he was in that one, and he 
will understand me. And he is pro- 
gressing very rapidly. Oh, you can't 
keep a good man down! Good night.' ' 

(Ruth.) "Oh, now I will come back, 
but I did not go very far, because no 
matter how serious he is, he is always 
ready to laugh." 

(Roy.) "Well, I had a vacation! 
You see I do not have to stand for those 
rubs he gave. Some would want to get 
me if 'twas all me! Don't talk about 
where you are living! Can't get 
sugar!" 

November 15th. During the day a 
certain minister had asked me for some 
information concerning our work, as he 
thought his club would be glad to have 



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an article concerning it read to them. 
"Some folks have been after 



(Naming the man.) To get him to say 
what he thought, and he can't stand it. 
It's like the Methodists being full of 
the Holy Ghost and having to speak in 
meeting! That's what we want, but 
they move pretty slow! O.K." 

November 17th. "There is some- 
thing coming soon that is not agree- 
able." 

This was on a Saturday. The follow- 
ing evening, Sunday, I answered the 
door bell, to find a police officer stand- 
ing there, who asked me if we could as- 
sist them with any information regard- 
ing a hold-up nearly opposite our house 
a few nights before! A young girl on 
her way home from work had been 
stopped by a man, and her pocket-book 
taken. 

It most certainly was not agreeable 
to us to find that such a character was 
in the neighborhood. 

November 18th. Conditions seemed 
to be unusual on this Sunday morning, 
so much so that we remarked upon it. 

Eoy said that "We would know 
soon." Later developments showed 
that a very good friend of ours in 



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Taunton, Mass., had passed over on the 
afternoon of the eighteenth. On this 
same morning Roy also gave us the fig- 
ure 3, and two days later, or on Tues- 
day, we found out that Mrs. Henry had 
gone, and that the funeral services were 
to be on Wednesday, the third day. 

Please notice that we knew not the 
slightest hint of Mrs. Henry's going, un- 
til Tuesday; although we knew that she 
was not well, we had no idea that she 
would go so suddenly. 

Sunday evening. " Thomas Burpee 
said that Roy was working with ancient 
spirits. That is true, and he also has 
time to give to the youngest spirits, as 
he is one of the kind that is always try- 
ing to uplift. He gets better results 
than he did in your life, or on your side 
of life. 'Twas rather thankless some- 
times there. You know of two or three 
spirits that you have known as long as 
you can remember. 

" You can always tell the Ancients be- 
cause of their great love and sympathy 
for all mankind, and by the same token 
you can tell the newer ones by their lack 
of those same qualities." 

We spoke here of changing one word 
in the last sentence, which, before it was 



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changed left the sentence in such shape 
that it did not quite make sense. 

"That is just what we want, you 
know, because where there are so many, 
and some stronger, voices calling to 
your mother it is small wonder that she 
doesn't make a mistake sometimes. 

"Next time I come I'm going to get 
in when the rest do not see me, because 
too many want a finger in the pie! 
Brockton a little while. Good-bye." 

The material this evening so far had 
come from the Reverend Dr. H , be- 
fore mentioned. The next is from Roy, 
and concerns a slip I made in the first 
book, when I spoke of a "Dorothy 
Perkins ' ' as a crimson rambler ! It had 
passed unnoticed until this same day, 
November 18th, when mother happened 
to think of it. I don't feel very guilty 
over a little thing like that, more es- 
pecially so because Roy has very kindly 
given me an excuse, whether or not it is 
any good! 

"You put it in the book that your eyes 
bother you some; that was why you did 
that!" 

November 19th. Just as we sat down 
for the session, mother commenced to 
give us her impressions regarding a 



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young soldier who apparently had been 
killed. Further description and de- 
tails enabled us to finally place him, and 
in doing so we found, to our surprise, 
that he had been associated with an- 
other young man, who is mentioned pre- 
viously, as having sent a long message 
to his mother. 

"We got him in, didn't we? Write 

to and tell her. H came and 

brought that young man. " 

"You often wonder why such good 
men as Uncle Levi should have to suffer 
so much. One reason is to show by 
their physical lives that physical suf- 
fering cannot daunt the truly Christian 
man. He was a very ancient spirit, and 
will never have to travel that way again, 
as the last time, or when you knew 
him, he had completed his course." 

"That comes from your Persian con- 
trol." 

November 20th. "I was there when 
she came. (The woman mentioned on 
the 18th.) She wanted to live. Hello. 
(Ruth.) Oh, she is so nice. I was there 
with Roy." 

"A says these mothers who are 

slackers will have to account for many 
mistakes made by their children whom 



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God gave to them. Theirs is the noblest 
work given to human beings to do, and 
how they dare fail, we cannot realize. 
But they have a reckoning time. More 
later. O. K." 

November 21st. I had been to 
Taunton that afternoon, to attend the 
funeral services of Mrs. Henry, and 
while waiting on the station platform 
for my train, met a man who had served 
as the judge in a mock trial, held at a 
Taunton Church a few years ago. In 
this trial, my brother had had suspicion 
cast upon him for the murder of "Miss 
Jennie Brice!" He had been ques- 
tioned and cross-questioned until he 
hardly knew where he was at! It was 
particularly funny to see one of the law- 
yers in the case, who was a friend of 
Roy's, pull apart his testimony. 

Roy had a hard time of it, but carried 
out his part well, in spite of the suspi- 
cions cast on his character! 

We stood on the platform that after- 
noon and laughed at the remembrance 
of the night of the trial, the judge 
speaking of the clock on the vestry wall, 
which showed in the flashlight which 
was taken, at five minutes past twelve! 
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dents which had happened during the 
evening, and my brother's various dif- 
ficulties, and it seems that Roy had not 
forgotten, as shown by his messages 
given on the night of November 21st. 

" . (He named the judge.) It 

makes the cold chills run down my ver- 
tebrae ! He had me for fair ! 

"I'm going down to help Mr. Henry 
to feel that she is still there. O. K. 
Think on these things." 

November 23rd. The third chapter 
of Acts was read. 

"That is some prophecy, A says. 

Say, you would be a good deal surprised 
if I should tell you what I know, but 
you better wait a little. (Going to 
make us guess V) That's what we all 

like to do. D . He says, 'I told 

Carrie that we should meet in the sweet 
bye and bye, but I didn't think it would 
be in this way.' " 

He spoke of someone who wanted to 
visit one of our circles. "The butcher, 
the baker, the candlestick-maker, 
Grandma says. They all want their 
fortunes told, and want to know all 
about this, and don't want to bother to 
study for themselves. They expect to 
find out all about this subject in going 



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to a meeting once in a while; after it 
has taken mediums so many years of 
thought and concentration. You don't 
learn any of the professions that way. 
And how can they expect to learn the 
study of Spiritualism in that manner? 
We do not know. Well, let them think 
a little, stay quietly by themselves for a 
few minutes each day, and ask them- 
selves what they are living for and if 
their lives are worth while. Every soul 
has its own lessons given them to learn 
in your life, and if they fail to learn, and 
try to learn from the other fellow's life, 
they usually go down, or in other words, 
lose their grip, for you cannot climb up 
any other than the good old way. 
A ." 

It will be remembered that the last 
time this pastor tried to give something, 
there were so many of the spirit friends 
around that it was practically impos- 
sible for him to get it across as he 
wished, and it will also be remembered 
that he said that he would choose his 
time the next time. 

On this evening we felt nothing un- 
usual, and supposed that Roy was giv- 
ing the material. When he signed his 
name we laughed to see how neatly he 



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had fooled us, I suppose in order that he 
might work better. The next is surely 
from Roy. 

"Has he gone? Put one over! 
0. K." 

November 24th. Today we received 
a review, or more properly an acknowl- 
edgement, of a copy of our book from 
England. The editor spoke well of the 
appearance of the book, but stated that 
he had not received it in time for re- 
view that week. 

On November 17th, Roy had given us 
the figure 7. 

"England. Told you a week ago. 
How did I know? Lots of talk about 

it over there. That's what drew 

over, to see what we had! Aunt Julie 
thought you meant N. H., dad. ' ' Which 
we later found was true, that while 
father mentioned to her over the tele- 
phone about the review, she had thought 
that the Manchester was in New 
Hampshire. 

November 25th. "Things have come 
to a pretty pass when one cannot ex- 
press their thought; and, instead of do- 
ing as you please on the quiet, some of 
your friends seem to think it is a crime 



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to come right out and tell it to the 
world! 

"Well, those supposed-to-be friends 
you are better off without, and I have 
helped you to find where they stand. 

"I suppose if they should be placed 
as you folks were they would put on 
mourning, and go about with long faces, 
making every one else feel sad, instead 
of putting to the test that little verse 
from Malachi which my mother had in 
her mind so many years, and often won- 
dered what it meant in her life. 

"When she came to herself somewhat, 
after my change, she said it may mean 
that I can prove to people that the sup- 
posed dead are alive. Surely she has 
proved it many times, and I do not think 
she cares whether any one else believes 
it or not! For she knows that we are 
alive instead of being in the cemetery. 

"For if one believes in progression at 
all they cannot believe that one who is 
able and wants to go right along does 
not awake until someone blows the 
trumpet for them to arise. 

"Oh, say! It seems incredible to 
think that otherwise smart people who 
can drive a bargain all right should be 
so lax about this subject." 



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In order to obtain the full sense of 
this message, it is necessary that the 
personal material be used also. The 
verse from Malachi mentioned is the 
tenth of the third chapter. It has been 
mentioned once before in this record. 

November 29th. Thanksgiving 
morning. The woman first mentioned 
is the one recently passed over, and for- 
merly of Taunton. 

"Mrs. Henry says, 'What a pretty 
home you have. I wanted to come last 
summer, but I thought I would not try 
it.' 

"She says it seems so good to be well, 
and she says I'm not so old now. She 
says I wish my boys could see me; they 
would not feel so badly." 

November 30th. "I've come for a 
little talk. If you want to grow in 
spiritual ways, you must constantly be 
searching yourselves to know your- 
selves, because what another may know 
will not give you your foundation that 
is necessary. You cannot lean on some- 
one else for they are liable to move if 
you lean too hard, which you are apt to 
do if you lean at all. 

"Now do not get excited because the 
Boston paper does not review the book. 



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I knew that one would not, but we let 
you try it because Roy, being optimistic 
and broad-minded thought that they 
would, but this gives us our op- 
portunity. 

"Now it is a bad case of ego, which 
does not amount to but very little when 
it comes to the vital things of life, and 
could you see from this side you would 
just smile, because we can see quite a 
bit farther than you, and know what is 
coming. And you have reviews so fine, 
and more coming which will amount to 
so much more, for we are doing this 
thing thoroughly, if you will just be 
patient. 

"I would like this to go in tbe second 
book. For my family's sake you may 
use initials because they do not care for 
notoriety, but everyone who knew me 
will know that it is ' Just me.' 

"Good night for this time. There is 
more." 

All of this has come from the Rever- 
end A H , formerly of Brockton, 

Mass., and mentioned several times pre- 
viously. 

There is evidently some reason why 
he wished to speak as he did of this 
particular Boston paper, which, if it 



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had reviewed our book would probably 
have done so in a manner too sensa- 
tional to suit our tastes. I give his 
message word for word regarding it, 
and can go no further, having done as 
Dr. H wished, and the message it- 
self is clear enough in its immediate 
meaning. 

Here the session suddenly changes in 
its tendency, and we were agreeably 
surprised to hear from our old friend 
Patrick Sweeney, whom I do not recol- 
lect having mentioned before, but is a 
guide working with a certain medium 
who was in Boston in 1916, and who is 
now in the west. 

"Well now, say, they can't stop this 
thing, for there are too many of their 
own class who want it given out. 

"Say, that's some big gun you had 
here, wasn't it? I was scared! I says 
to myself, says I, now Pat, you stay 
back a while! For he'll put it all over 
you for talk; and so he could! (I said 
that the Doctor was the best that ever 
lived.) So Roy-boy said. He's got a 
big heart inside of him. 

"Say, don't trouble about Roy's book. 
You can't keep it quiet." After a few 
messages the next is from Roy. 



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a 



Give a man a place of power, and 
sometimes he forgets the purpose for 
which he was given that power, it be- 
ing swallowed in the idea of HIMSELF. 
Put that i Himself ' in large letters. But 
we will show wherein the first shall be 
last and the last shall be first. That 
from me! (Roy?) Yes." 

December 1st. "Most of the heavy 
work is done on the second book. I'm 
going to send you folks around more to 
get the dust out of you, and to give 
mother-mine a rest!" 

December 2nd. "A new era. New, 
I say. That means don't carry the old 
stuff over. Don't talk when using this, 
any more than in a public circle, and 
you won't get put out! 

"I notice Ruth; how many times she 
has something to say, but the answer 
to her ' Hello' puts her out. Think 
hello if you want to, but don't speak it 
audibly. (We have since proved that 
this is by far the better way, and she 
now almost always is able to make some 
further remarks.) 

"Well, I'm not going with you this 
morning. (Ruth.) I am going to stay 
home with ma and Billy. I am afraid 
he will be cold!" 



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December 7th. This was during the 
time of the explosion at Halifax, Nova 
Scotia, and Boy's messages about it 
show a quite natural interest. 

"Say, it's a good thing I see things 
from this side, just about now. It's 
bad enough as it is, seeing people. You 
know I told you strange things would 
happen. I did not know how awful 
strange, though. Unbelievable is 
right. Talk about Belgium! Emily 
will get home in a few days. (A cousin 
of ours who had been in Halifax for a 
few weeks. At the time of this sitting 
we did not fully realize how bad the sit- 
uation was down there, but knew that 
there was a possibility that she might 
be in danger.) I was not down there 
until today. Grandma kept me busy. 

(Ruth.) "Oh, say! It's too bad to 
think about. That 's why grandma kept 
us busy. (Then Roy.) Cameron. You 
will find out something very strange 
about that. Guess I won't try to give 
more this time." 

Within an hour after this sitting 
mother noticed the name Cameron in 
the paper, none of us having seen it be- 
fore, and it stated that he was a tele- 



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graph operator, and his whole family- 
was killed in the explosion! 

Roy and Ruth have both spoken 
about Grandma keeping them busy. I 
know for a fact that she had been 
closely watching for the past few days, 
and had felt her presence very strongly, 
more so than is ordinarily the case. A 
few days before the explosion I told 
mother how I was being kept awake, on 
account of something unusual. 

She said that without doubt we would 
hear of something very unusual within 
a short time. We did, all right, and 
after the explosion and fire was over, I 
was troubled no further by the spells 
of wakefulness. 

December 8th. " Havoc and disaster 
will be the general topic, for so many 
will follow, until every soul awakens 
to the fact that they are immortal, and 
until they begin to learn to live well." 

This was from Dr. Gumbart, formerly 
of Boston. 

"Oh, say. I don't want to tell how 
horrible it is. The worst that has been 
known for many, many years. Tell 
Aunt Julie later that I could not find 
Emily, but that Grandma said that she 
was all right. I don't think I will go 



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down again. You had better find 
enough for me to do, ma!" 

December 9th. "Hello. (Ruth.) 
Oh, I 'm so sorry for so many. I did not 
pass very near. This is going to make 
those who are left do some thinking." 

Later — "Good work today in Halifax. 
I'm glad that you were not there. 

"Tell C that I talk with my moth- 
er just as I used to, only she does not 
know half that I want to say! I used 
to tell her everything that occurred, and 
I try to now. But, though I never 
talked loud, yet her ear is not yet at- 
tuned to spirit sounds; but I'm afraid 
that when she can understand all I 
want, that she will be out of the physical 
body, and she has more to do there yet." 

December 11th. About Halifax. 
"The Germans caused that, they will 
find out later. Tou don't have to feel 
afraid, because you know how this uni- 
verse is going straight on its course, but 
many do not understand. The careless, 
thoughtless way of living of our Ameri- 
cans gives the traitors their chance. 
They are in deadly earnest, and know 
that we are a careless people. That's 
how they get in so much dirty under- 
hand work. Tou see, Americans have 



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not been taught from birth, to fight, 
and these awful holocausts make them 
think for a time, which is a good thing. 

" And so, out of it comes a great good, 
as you can see, having an understanding 
of it, because all is spirit.' ' 

December 14th. At the close of the 
session, which thus far was personal, I 
closed my eyes, and 'experienced strange 
sensations, various swaying, or sweep- 
ing motions. I described these in de- 
tail for a moment, and then asked who 
was giving the impression. 

I found that it was an aviator who 
was killed while flying at Brockton 
Pair, Brockton, Mass., a few years ago. 
He has come to us once before, and at 
that time I could remember his name. 
This time, however, it has completely 
gone from us. Roy did not name him, 
evidently waiting for us to give it, but 
simply mentioned the fact that he was 
killed at the Pair. Incidentally, Roy 
had seen him fly just a few hours before 
he was killed. This I believe was 
caused by trouble with his machine. 

At the last of the sitting Roy said that 
"He wants to go in your book." 
Therefore, the above is used to carry 
out his wishes. 



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December 16th. I was going to 
Taunton. "How do you do? (Ruth.) 
B-r-r-r-r! Pretty breezy for small 
boys ! (Then Roy.) Tell them all who 
ask you that I'm with you when you go 
to St. Thomas Church.' ' 

December 17th. "Peters is the 
man." (This was the day before the 
mayoralty election in Boston, Mass., 
and the returns from the next day's 
vote proved that Roy was right. Inci- 
dentally, when the campaign was first 
started, he said one night, "Oh, I hope 
Peters gets it!" 

The next is from Dr. Gumbart, of 
Boston. 

"Why do some slur the poor little 
Ouija board? Just because they can- 
not see it their way? Yes, they get 
their idea, and no other one is correct. 
That is the Adam of it. 

"The Ouija board is simply to help 
concentration, and is used by a great 
number of people, many who do not say 
anything about it. Do you know that 
you can put anything to a bad use if you 
are so inclined? 

"But we will wait till later before we 
have our say. I was a Baptist 
preacher, and I tried never to condemn 



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anything until I knew it was not 
worthy. Never mind, let it pass. We 
do not have to stand up for a thing 
which has been so thoroughly tested.' ' 

December 22nd. After some personal 
messages, concerning my work Roy 
said, "I understand there is something 
doing in dad's office, etc. Well, I don't 
have much time to see that side of 
things now. My work lies along other 
paths." 

Then Ruth — "Wish you all a Merry 
and very Bright Christmas. This is the 
best one because so many more are here 
to help us." 

December 23rd. "Tell Dr. H. 

that I feel very natural when I get back 
in conversation with Roxbury people, 
as I was at the age when boys remem- 
ber their fun they have, before things 
get serious." (I had an engagement to 
meet the man mentioned, and Roy gave 
me three names, to ask him whether or 
not he could place them. I might say 
here that he at once placed two of them. 
The reason that Roy spoke of Roxbury 
was that this man lived there, and also 
because we used to, when Roy was ten 
or twelve years old.) 

December 26th. "Hello. (Ruth.) 



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Oh, what a time we had with ma last 
night. (A hard cold.) She must not 
get those things. If we had not been 
here you would have known it, all 
right !" 

December 28th. "That jinks of a 
kaiser ! Well, just wait a little longer ! ' ' 

December 29th. "Taunton Sunday*? 
What do you think grandma said.'? 
6 Why, Roy ! He 'd freeze his nose ! ' Do 
just as you please. I don't care. See 
how you feel when it gets around bed 
time." 

This evening mother told us that dur- 
ing the day our cat had frightened her 
with his actions. She said that he had 
acted as if he were simply wild, or go- 
ing to have a fit. He walked around the 
kitchen, making unearthly sounds, 
neither a growl nor groan. She said he 
looked at her ferociously, and after her 
fright was over she thought that it 
seemed as if he were positively using 
bad cat language! I speak of this to 
explain the next message. 

"Leon, Euth has something to say to 
you about your cat ! ' ' 

"Why, Leon! Did you tell Billy to 
say that to ma? How we laughed at 



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him! (What was the trouble?) Too 
much chicken!" 

December 31st. " Say, ma. I should 
have gone daffy if I had seen one-third 
of the suffering that I have in the past 
months, and the attitude so many take. 
But now I see these things all so differ- 
ent.' ' 

January 1st, 1918. " Hello, every one. 
We wish you all a Happy, Peaceful New 
Year." 

January 4th. Speaking of this work. 
"What do you suppose I was taken out 
of that life for? I suppose some would 
say, i Why, we are not supposed to know 
those things; it is not for us to ques- 
tion. ' But my ma could not see it that 
way. She said if ever a young man 
was needed in this life Roy was. What 
does it mean? And she knew it must 
be a bigger answer than she could give. 

"And, as she expressed it, she just 
had to rise to the highest spiritual 
heights of which she was capable, to be 
able to exist from day to day. And if 
she has upset some people's ideas of the 
future, she does not mind, because she 
has looked on and felt very weary to 
see how much the world needed Spir- 
itual help at every turn. 



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"She for years had this belief in her 
heart, and could not always keep quiet 
about it; and we wish now that she had 
talked more openly about it." 

"Hello. Got through with that 
serious stuff?" (Euth.) 

January 5th. I had spent a good 
part of the afternoon in arranging and 
re-arranging my room, trying to get 
it just as I wanted it, and moving things 
all around. I was so busily engaged at 
the task that I failed to realize that I 
was so long at it. When Euth gave 
her message this evening I felt like a 
small boy that had been watched, un- 
known to him! 

"Hello. I don't know what that kid 
brother has been trying to do upstairs! 
He turned his room around so many 
times I do not think he will know where 
he is tonight!" 

How we laughed at her, and then 
Eoy said, " 'Oh, Eoy,' she says. * Don't 
let me do that again.' " 

January 6th. "Say, kid. It makes 
us laugh to think what you are up 
against, but don't turn a hair. You can 
do it, we feel sure, or we would not have 
put you on the job. And you want to 
tell some of these folks that each one 



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has spirits around them, and that it's 
for them to choose what kind they will 
have, so the best way for them to do is 
to look to their own traits of character. 
Because passing into the great beyond 
does not make one an angel in an in- 
stant. 

"No. They have to perfect them- 
selves gradually, just the same as the 
bulb of the lily, which changes into such 
beauty. And we can help or hinder the 
spirit world, according to the lives we 
live while here. You've got your ideas. 
Now, when the spirit moves, sail in. 

"Hello. (Ruth, and she refers to her 
remarks of yesterday.) Oh, did you 
find out who you were, and where you 
live?" 

January 8th. A march was being 
played on the machine, and my Captain 
in High School, Lloyd Williamson, came 
to my mind. He is mentioned else- 
where in the record. I felt sure that he 
was present, and later it proved true. 

"Lloyd says you have boys in blue, 
khaki, and gray, and Tommies! He 
says 'We want to see Roy's book going 

fast now, for we all need it. F is 

doing his bit, and doing it well; and it 



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does seem good to see the younger ones 
climbing higher. ' 

"He wanted me to say all that for him 
to Sergeant Stevens! (That was my 
position while in his company.) Say, 
he's a mighty fine chap and you should 
see him now." 

January 10th. "Hello. (Ruth.) Oh, 
I have lots of fun around nowadays. 
My mother knows I am here most of the 
time. I do not have to fly around to 
have her know I am here." 

"Katie says she is so glad you had 
the courage to carry out Roy's instruc- 
tions." 

January 11th. "You will hear news 
that will please immensely." Decidedly 
true. 

January 12th. "Say! That kaiser 
Bill can't do much more. He's about 
all in. His kind, of course I mean. 
The Germans are getting his number. 
In other words, hot on his trail. Peace 
is on the way, and some of these grafters 
better watch out." 

January 14th. "Kendrick. He says 
where's this thing going to end? Con- 
ditions are worse than I ever knew be- 
fore, he says. Mr. Martin says he's 
glad he is not on the old job these days." 



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On this date, Roy gave us a name, 
with the initials. He also gave it on 
the 17th, also with the first initial. 

On the 20th, mother read a wedding 
announcement in the paper, and we dis- 
covered that the name of the bride- 
groom was that given us on the 14th and 
17th. We also noticed that the wed- 
ding was held in a Brockton Church in 
which we were interested, where our 

friend Mr. Gr S used to have 

charge of the Choir, in addition to his 
Taunton work. The wedding occurred 
on the 17th, bear in mind, and we knew 
absolutely nothing of it until the 20th. 

Not that this proof is necessary, but 
it is interesting, and I might say that 
from now on, for a time, Roy is giving 
us more names than has been his cus- 
tom, and says that he wants us to re- 
member them. This is one of the first 
which comes to my attention, although 
at about this time he has named several 
boys passed out in the war, or at camp, 
and about whom we would read later. 

It is most interesting to watch the de- 
velopment of this feature of Roy's 
work, for many reasons. One is that it 
shows us that he knows about various 



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happenings before we could possibly do 
so. 

January 15th. " Better finish 'The 
Second Letters from Roy' soon. Don't 
be behind when I say the word. I come 
pretty near being right, unless some- 
body butts in!" 

The following message from Ruth is 
the one mentioned in the introduction, 
and, knowing that Roy's second book is 
soon to close, she adds her bit of help- 
ful material, to show that she can be 
serious, when necessary. 

I might say that it was a wild night 
out of doors, with the wind blowing 
hard. 

" Hello. Oh, right now the wind is 
sobbing and moaning for the people 
that dreadful kaiser has made to suffer, 
by losing their dear boys. But they will 
know after a while that their boys are 
alive, with a much better body than 
their physical one was, although so dear 
to them." 

January 17th. Regarding the Gov- 
ernment order concerning the five-day 
closing, and the Monday-closing order. 

"It's good for them. Stirs up their 
brains, and it will drive more people to 
find out the cause of this turmoil, if 



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possible, and they won't stop until they 
have threshed it all out, so far as they 
are able." 

January 21st. Attention was called 
to this date, on October 15th, when it 
was stated that our Aunt Julie was to 
make a change. This was done during 
the first week in January, 1918, and, as 
was once before the case, she did not 
know that Roy had told us of it, until 
afterward. 

In closing the present record, one in- 
stance of Hoy's planning is at this time 
quite strongly in our minds. 

In the first book, he directed us, in 
answer to a question, to go to Randolph, 
incidentally for flowers. Out of that 
first trip, which was made through 
Randolph and then Stoughton, has 
gradually grown a friendship between 

Mrs. H , who lives in Stoughton, 

and mother, which will last through all 
eternity. One of the friendships sel- 
dom known and understood, too deep 
for words. 

If further " Letters from Roy" 
should be recorded, I shall go more into 
detail, but it is sufficient now that I ex- 
plain this much, in order to show my 



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readers something of the manner in 
which he guides us and plans for us. 

So, if done for one family, it can 
surely be done for all, therefore, listen 
for "The still, small voice,' ' which 
speaks to us in the silence. 



"DO UNTO OTHERS 



It is now the twentieth of January, 
1918. As I write the date, my thoughts 
go swiftly back to that night, now 
nearly two years ago, the night of 
March 30th, 1916. 

As we stood by the bedside, just as 
the evening shadows were deepening, 
hoping almost against hope, each tick 
of the clock bringing the dreaded 
moment nearer, our hearts were more 
heavy than we knew. 

How wonderful are God's plans, for, 
had we known then how our lives were 
changed, it would have been too much 
to bear. Yet, the valley through which 
we were passing was but an entrance 
into a new era, which was in time to 
lead still on to another. 

As I close this second book, my 
thoughts are on our loved ones on the 
other side, who, while we were in the 
depths, understood what was to come in 
later days, and so carefully guided us 
through those dark days that the way 
was soon opened to the wonderful path 



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of light, not only bright for us, but 
through our efforts from that day on- 
ward to be a comfort to all those within 
our reach. 

That has been our purpose, and we 
most earnestly hope that through our 
experience many others may be helped, 
and that they in their turn may do as 
we have done. In the words of the old 
hymn, "Pass It On." 

Because, in the lonely hours which 
come to one whose heart is breaking, 
those hours when the memories of by- 
gone days bring tears to the eyes and 
an ache into the very soul, there is a 
reaching out into the great unknown, a 
heart-felt cry to the All- Wise One, ask- 
ing that in some way, through some 
means, the ones left here to pass 
through the dark sorrow be given the 
comforting assurance that there is no 
parting, and that the ties are still un- 
broken. 

Can one but look upon it as a part of 
God's great plan for the building of His 
beautiful Temple, into some part of 
which each human soul is to be blended, 
it will in time heal the wound. 

Do not mistake me when I say 
blended, for some may gather the im- 



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pression that if such is the case that the 
personality is lost within the whole. 

I can best explain by quoting my 
brother' when he said, "The more you 
sink your individuality in the great and 
wonderful love of the Master, the more 
powerful does that individuality 
become.' ' 

To the lonely ones, therefore, through 
faithful prayer to the Master, will come 
in time a knowledge of the truth. 

With these thoughts I close Roy's 
second book, and extend a kindly wish 
to all those who may read its contents; 
with a hope that it may accomplish its 
purpose wherever it is sent, in helping 
everyone to know that "Many Man- 
sions" are there. 

"Let not your heart be troubled. Ye 
believe in God, believe also in me. In 
my Father's House are many mansions. 
If it were not so I would have told you. 
I go to prepare a place for you. 

"And if I go and prepare a place for 
you, I will come again and receive you 
unto myself; that, where I am, there ye 
may be also." 



REGARDING THE WAR. 

During the Spring-time of 1918, a de- 
cided change in Roy's attitude regard- 
ing the trouble necessitates an explana- 
tion. In speaking of his first book, a 
certain review mentioned the fact that 
he seemed to be a decided pacifist. 

He was, as was the Christ Himself, 
and His followers, but the tendency of 
this Spring's messages from Roy indi- 
cate that, as he says, "I say now, fight 
to a finish, for there is no other way." 

So that he, as well as the rest of the 
countless numbers of the other world, 
are helping in the fight for freedom and 
right. 

The above is sufficient, as his wishes 
are now complied with, regarding his 
present stand, as compared with that of 
some months ago. 

" Fight to a finish," and when those 
of the Spirit world say that, it should 
give us all the courage in the world, for 
"The Lord God and His hosts" are 
surely with us. 



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